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/ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/ · noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets..
Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds.
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Cabochon means (chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets..
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Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds.
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