chevee

noun

che·​vee

shəˈvā

plural -s

: a flat gemstone with a smooth depression compare cuvette

Word History

Etymology

French chevée, from feminine of chevé, past participle of chever to hollow out, from Latin cavare, from cavus hollow

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