Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
|
See also:BEZEL (from an O. Fr. word, cf. Mod. Fr. biseau, basile, possibly connected with See also:Lat. bis, twice) , a sloping edge, as of a cutting See also:tool, also known as See also:basil . In See also:jewelry, the See also:term is used for the oblique sides or faces of a See also:gem; the rim which secures the crystal of a See also:watch in position or a See also:jewel in its setting, and particularly the enlarged See also:part of a See also:ring on which the See also:device is engraved (see RING) . |
|
|
[back] PRINCE ALEKSANDER ANDREEVICH BEZBORODKO (1747-1799)... |
[next] BEZIERS |
There are no comments yet for this article.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.