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2. Rhinestone - Wikipedia

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   Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine Diamond, made in 1865 in Paris by the L. Saemann company [1] Rhinestones on a tiara Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact. A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic.

3. Bead - Wikipedia

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   A selection of glass beads Merovingian bead Trade beads, 18th century Trade beads, 18th century. A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing.

4. Sequin - Wikipedia

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   Round, flat sequins A close-up of a gold sequin-covered shoe.. A sequin (/ ˈ s iː k w ɪ n /) is a small, typically shiny, generally disk-shaped ornament.. Sequins are also referred to as paillettes, spangles, or diamanté (also spelled diamante).

5. Seed bead - Wikipedia

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   Cut beads that are size 13/0 are referred to as "Charlottes." [8] However, many people refer to all single cut beads as Charlotte cut. [9] [10] There are three-cut beads which are "barrel faceted", meaning they start with a round bead and make more random machine cuts, creating a nugget like bead. Then in a class of their own is the two-cut ...

6. Murano beads - Wikipedia

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   After the bead is slowly cooled, it is removed from the rod, resulting in a hole for eventual stringing as jewelry. Wedding cake beads known as Fiorato (decorated with glass overlays featuring roses, swirls and dots) and Venetian foil beads (with fusion of color, gold and silver foil) are two of the kinds of beads made using the lamp-work method.

7. Diamond simulant - Wikipedia

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   Known as rhinestones, pastes, or strass, glass simulants are a common feature of antique jewelry; in such cases, rhinestones can be valuable historical artifacts in their own right. The great softness (below hardness 6) imparted by the lead means a rhinestone's facet edges and faces will quickly become rounded and scratched.