The shoulder of an elongated stone is where the outline curves away from the end.
In more detail
GIA's oval guide uses head or end, shoulder and belly to name the parts of an elongated stone. On DG-Bowtie, the dark band across the belly stops near the shoulders, where the pavilion facets are less steep.
Related terms
- Head: The head, or end, is each end of an elongated stone such as an oval, pear or marquise. On a marquise the ends are points.
- Belly: The belly is the wide middle of an elongated stone such as an oval, pear or marquise.
- Oval cut: An oval cut is an elongated round: the brilliant facet plan stretched along one axis.
- Pear cut: A pear cut is a brilliant with one rounded end and one point, halfway between an oval and a marquise.