navette
/na-vet; French na-vet/US // næˈvɛt; French naˈvɛt //
穿梭,穿针引线,穿越,穿梳
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural na·vettes [na-vets; French na-vet]. /næˈvɛts; French naˈvɛt/. Jewelry.
- : a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.
Examples
The “marquise” or “navette” form is an elliptical brilliant of varying width in proportion to its length.
One, a man named Navette, pleaded that he could not have plotted in prison where he had only spent four days.
Many of the best-known collections contain examples of these "nef" or "navette" pendants.
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