noun
baguette
A gem cut in a long rectangular shape.
The ring held a diamond baguette on each side.
Etymology
French baguette means a small rod or stick. The gemstone cut borrows that shape image, naming a long, narrow rectangular stone rather than a rounded or square one.
More examples
- Several baguettes formed a geometric pattern.
- The jeweler inspected the rectangular baguette.
- A slender baguette caught the light.
Forms
baguette · baguettes
Similar words
- emerald cut
- An emerald cut is also rectangular but usually has clipped corners; a baguette is long, narrow, and more simply faceted.
- gem
- Gem is the stone itself; baguette identifies its cut or shape.