bezel vs girdle

bezel

noun
  • The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting. 

  • The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set. 

  • The panel that covers the front of a computer case, or the panel covering each drive bay that can be removed to install a removable drive that requires external access, such as a CD/DVD-ROM drive, which usually has its own preinstalled bezel. 

  • The area on the front of a computing device surrounding the display. 

  • The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. 

girdle

noun
  • The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. 

  • The clitellum of an earthworm. 

  • A garment used to hold the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and/or thighs in a particular shape. 

  • That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference 

  • A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. 

  • The removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree. 

  • The zodiac; also, the equator. 

  • A thin bed or stratum of stone. 

verb
  • To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. 

  • To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark. 

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