Definition of "gem-cutting" [gem-cutting]

• The art of cutting and polishing precious stones. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Thankfully, there are more turbans than baseball caps and, this being the throbbing core for India's gem-cutting industry, evening accessories can be off-the-charts dazzling."
• "The first 10 graduates from the gem-cutting technical training center inside the garden recently opened the first women's gem cutting, polishing and jewelry making shop in Kabul."
• "I represent a small gem-cutting company in Mumbai."