What is the rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set called?
bezel — The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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