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Webster 1913 Edition


Bezel

Bez′el

(bĕz′ĕl)
,
Noun.
[From an old form of F.
biseau
sloping edge, prob. fr. L.
bis
double. See
Bi-
.]
The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bezel

BEZ'EL

,
Noun.
The upper part of the collet of a ring, which encompasses and fastens the stone.