This glossary is designed to explain general jewelry terms.
This glossary is arranged alphabetically with each term catalogued by first letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
A Alloy Alpaca Anniversary Band Antique Jewelry Articulated Asterism ATW Aurora Borealis
B Bail Balancing Band Bangle Bar Brooch Barrel Clasp Base Metal Bead Cap Beading Awl Belcher Bolt Ring Bombe Briolette Brush Finish Burnout Butterflies
C Cabochon Cameo Cannetille Carat Carbon Caribiner Casting Chandelier Chantoyancy Clasp Closed Jump Ring Cocktail Ring Collet Cluster Ring Cuff Link Culet Crystal
D Damascening Delamination Deoxidizing Die Cast Dispersion Doublet Dress Set
E Earring Back Electroplating Emboss En Tremblant Estate Jewelry Eternity Ring
F Faceting Faux Filigree Fin Finding Flask Floating Clasp Florentine Finish Foil French Back
G Gallery Strip G.I.A Girandole Gold Granulation Guilloche
H Hallmark Hardstone Head High-Polish Hoop Earring
I Illusion Setting Inclusion Inlay Intaglio Intarsia Investment Iridescent
J Jet J Hoop Jump Ring
K Karat Keeper Ring Key Chain
L Lapidary Lavalier Ligne Lobster Clasp Locket Loupe
M Matinee Millgrain Mounting Muff Chain Multistripe
N Natural Necklace Nickel Silver Node
O Oiling Omega Back Onlay Opaque Oxidation
P Palladium Parure Patina Pendant Pietra Dura Pinchbeck Point Post Promise Ring
Q Quadrangle
R Refraction Repousse Rhinestones Rhodium Rope
S Safety Catch Satin Finish Sautoir Screw Back Seal Set Setting Shank Shoulders Slurry Solitaire Spectroscope Stamp Sterling Silver
T Tennis Bracelet Tiara Tie Bar Tiffany Setting Toggle Clasp Translucent Trigger Clasp Triplet
U Unit-Linking System
V Vaccum Vents Vermeil Vickers Hardness Vulcanize
W Wedding Set Wedding Trio Wedge Wetting Agent Work Time
Y Yellow Gold
Z Zircon Zodiacal Cycle
