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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 840 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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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) .

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