what is a cabochon emerald
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) A cabochon (/ËkÃ¦bÉËÊÉn/), from the Middle French word caboche (meaning head), is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to faceted. The resulting form is usually a convex (rounded) obverse with a flat reverse.