The process of cutting, polishing, shaping, or decorating something with diamonds; the act of giving a diamond shape to something.
Present participle of the verb 'diamond', from Old French 'diamant'. As a gerund, it emerged in jewelry-making terminology during the 1600s-1700s when diamond cutting became a refined craft.
The diamonding process for a single stone can take months—master cutters must decide exactly how to split the rough diamond to maximize its final size and sparkle, sometimes losing 50% of the original weight.
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