Descriptionary

aviator's sunglasses modeled after the goggles worn by early airplane pilots, characterized by oversized lenses.

Ben Franklins delicate glasses having small, ellipti­cal, octagonal or oblong lenses, worn on the middle of the nose. Also known as granny glasses.

bifocals glasses having lenses divided to aid both closeup and distant vision.

butterfly glasses rimless sunglasses with lenses shaped like butterfly wings.

clip-ons frameless sunglasses that clip on over the lenses of prescription glasses.

Courreges headband-like sunglasses consisting of a strip of opaque plastic wrapping around the face to the ears, with a narrow strip of glass or plastic in the center.

granny see Ben Franklins.

half-glasses reading glasses having half-lenses to allow the eyes to peer over the rims to focus on a distant object.

harlequin glasses with diamond-shaped lenses.

horn-rimmed glasses having heavy, dark, or mot­tled brown frames.

Lennon specs sunglasses having circular, metal- rimmed lenses, named after those worn by Beatle John Lennon.

lorgnette glasses having a handle for holding instead of frames.

monocle a single lens attached to a ribbon worn around the neck.

owl oversized sunglasses with wide rims and broad lenses.

pince-nez frameless glasses having circular lenses that pinch in place over the bridge of the nose.

planos fake glasses having dark rims to provide a "studious look," worn only for fashion.

tortoiseshell glasses having frames made from authentic or imitation tortoiseshell, usually mottled brown.

wraparound wide sunglasses that wrap around the front of the head like a headband.

Jackets

(Also see COATS)

bellhop a waist-length jacket with a standing col­lar and two rows of brass buttons, sometimes orna­mented with gold braid.

blouson a bloused jacket with a knitted or gathered waistband.

bolero a sleeveless, collarless, buttonless, waist- length, vestlike jacket, worn by Spanish bullfighters and adopted for general fashion.

box a woman's straight, unfitted suit or dress jacket.

dinner jacket a man's white jacket worn at semifor- mal occasions.

gendarme a jacket having brass buttons down the front, on the sleeves and on the pockets, fashioned after those worn by French policemen.

Mandarin a Chinese-style jacket with a standing band collar.

Nehru an Indian-style jacket with a standing band collar.

smoking jacket a man's velvet jacket tied with a sash.

toreador a woman's waist-length jacket with epaulet shoulders, fashioned after that worn by bullfighters.

Jewelry

(Also see ROCKS AND GEMS)

aigrette a bejeweled, featherlike ornament worn in the hair.

alloy a mix of two or more metals, for example, gold and copper.

alpaca a silver substitute, an alloy made of copper, nickel, zinc, and tin.

amber a yellowish, semi-clear stone, made of fos­silized tree resin. It is not officially considered amber unless it is at least 1 million years old.

amulet a good luck charm or fetish worn around the neck.

ankh a cross with a loop at the top, often used as an Egyptian amulet.

anneal to heat metal so that it can be softened and worked for jewelry making.

arabesque ornamental metalwork, in the shape of scrolls, leaves, flowers, and lines.

Ascher cut an octagon-like cut consisting of 72 facets.

assaying the measuring of the precise percentage of pure gold or silver in a piece of gold or silver.

baguette resembling the French bread of the same name, a gemstone cut into a rectangular shape.

bail an attachment on a pendant that allows it to be hung on a chain or a necklace.

Bakelite a moldable plastic used in jewelry, popular during the Great Depression.

bananabell a curved or banana-shaped shaft worn as a piercing through the navel or brow.

band another name for a ring, especially a wedding band.

bangle any solid or nonflexible bracelet.

bar and ring clasp an attaching device, consisting of a toggle or bar and a ring clasp, used to fasten the two ends of a bracelet or necklace.

bar brooch a long, rectangular brooch.

baroque an irregular pearl or an irregular bead or stone.

baroque pearl any pearl with an irregular shape.

bar pin a long or rectangular pin.

barrel clasp a chain attachment that screws the ends of a chain together and resembles a barrel.

barrette a hair ornament.

basket a lacy setting.

baton a stone cut into a narrow, rectangular length, larger than a baguette.

bauble any showy but cheap or worthless piece of jewelry.

bayadere strands of pearls entwined to form a necklace.

bead made of plastic, glass, or wood, a small ball with a hole in its center and threaded together with other beads to make a necklace or bracelet.