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VERMEIL:

Silver with gold plating

 

VICTORIAN:

The designation given to the period from approximately 1837 when Victoria became Queen of England until 1901, when she died

 

VINTAGE:

 An old, recognized and enduring piece of jewelry which remains valued due to its interest, importance or quality

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WEDDING:

A marriage ceremony

 

WEDDING SET:

A collection containing both the engagement ring and the wedding band

 

WHITE GOLD:

An alloy made of gold mixed with nickel sometimes also containing palladium or zinc

 

WHITE METAL:

Any combination of alloys of non-precious metals such as lead and tin

 

WOOD:

A hard, fibrous substance that makes up the structure of trees and shrubs

 

WOVEN:

A jewelry design element in which multiple strands of an often precious metal are interlaced together

 

WRIST WATCH:

A small watch, attached to a bracelet and worn around the wrist

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YELLOW GOLD:

A gold that is yellow--as in its pure form--often alloyed with copper and silver

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ZINC:

An abundant, lustrous, bluish-white metallic element of the Magnesium-Cadmium group

 

ZIRCON:

A common mineral occurring in small crystals which is heated, cut, and polished to form a brilliant blue-white gemstone

 

ZOISite:

 A semi-precious gemstone which takes on a variety of colors including blue, violet, green, brown, pink, yellow, gray, and white