JEWELRY GLOSSARY -  -

DAMASCENE:  The art of inlaying metals together creating intricate patterns and designs

DELFT:  Classic blue and white earthenware usually framed in silver when made into jewelry

DEMI-HOOP:  A half or partial circle making the hoop incomplete; sometimes called a HALF-HOOP

DENIM LAPIS:  A low grade of Lapis Lazuli

DEPOSE:  French term translating to Patent or Registration

DICHROIC GLASS:  An optical effect when colored glass changes in different lights and angles

DOOR-KNOCKER: Earrings with hinged bottoms that hang below the ear lobe

DRESS CLIP:  A brooch that uses a hinged clip which fastens to a garment

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