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Chaton

The French term for bezel, i.e. the ornament at the top of a finger ring and, in case of a ring set with a gemstone, the collet together with the stone. A faceted glass stone backed with silver foil.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson