Pa. t. and pple. faceted (often erron. facetted). [f. prec. sb. Cf. F. facetter.] trans. To cut a facet or facets upon; to cover with facets. lit. and fig.
1870. Echo, 17 Jan. The almond form [of the Sancy diamond] completely facetted over … indisputably proves that it was an Indian-cut stone.
1873. Browning, Red Cotton Night-cap Country, 544.
| Did I deserve that, from the liquid name | |
| ‘Miranda,’—faceted as lovelily | |
| As his own gift, the gem. |
1874. Westropp, Precious Stones, 140. Heart-shaped Amethyst. Facetted on face and back.
1878. John Payne, trans. Poems of Villon, Introduction, 84. He alone divined the hidden diamonds and rubies of picturesque expression, to be polished and facetted into glory and beauty by the regenerating friction of poetic employment.
