Navette

na⋅vette  /næˈvɛt; Fr. naˈvɛt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [na-vet; Fr. na-vet]

noun, plural -vettes  /-ˈvɛts; Fr. -ˈvɛt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-vets; Fr. -vet]

Jewelry. a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.


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Origin:
1905–10; < F: weaver's shuttle; lit., little ship. See nave, -ette
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