| The word 'diamond' is derived from an
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| | diamond clips are for non-pierced ears.
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| ancient Greek work meaning "impossible to
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| | Post earrings use a clutch, nut or some
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| tame." Diamonds are one of the best-known
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| | other means to support it in the ear.
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| forms of carbon. They have been used as
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| | Post earrings with a solitary diamond at
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| gems from time immemorial and have a wide
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| | the end are called stud earrings. Wire
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| variety of industrial applications. The
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| | earrings like fish hooks and kidney wires
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| popularity of diamonds increased in the
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| | use a differently shaped small wire that
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| 19th century because of improved cutting
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| | slips through the pierced ear to hold the
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| and polishing techniques. The quality of
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| | earrings in place. Sometimes a hook at
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| the diamond is usually judged by the four
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| | the back is used as an additional
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| C's, referring to carat, clarity, color
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| | support. In the clip earrings a hinged
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| and cut.
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| | clip clasps the earring in the ear lobe.
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| Diamond earrings are a personal adornment
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| | Diamond earrings vary in style, price
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| worn attached to the ear lobe. Egyptians
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| | range, size and weight. The diamond may
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| initiated the fashion of earrings by
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| | be set with other diamonds or precious
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| first wearing large gold hoops, which
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| | stones like emeralds, rubies and
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| eventually grew smaller and also
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| | sapphires in yellow, white or red gold,
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| contained a pendant. In Babylonia and
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| | silver, rhodium or platinum. There are
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| Assyria, men used to wear earrings as a
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| | infant and baby earrings as small as 0.06
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| sign of position. The Romans were
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| | carat, which is a 2-millimeter diamond in
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| connoisseurs of earrings set with
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| | each ear, available for $49. On the other
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| precious stones. In the 18th century the
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| | hand, some earrings set in platinum with
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| diamond earring became more fashionable,
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| | an 18K princess-cut diamond are priced
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| and the 19th century witnessed the
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| | over $5,000, and can be as expensive as
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| extensive use of the cameo.
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| | $20,000.
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| Two basic types of diamond earrings
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| | Elegant and sophisticated, diamond
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| exist. Diamond post and diamond wire
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| | earrings have always been considered a
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| earrings are for pierced ears, while
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| | favorite piece of jewelry with women.
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