Teach Yourself American
(For the British Beader)
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Teach Yourself American
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Sometimes we're separated by a common language! Here are a few jewellery-related terms that we've found may differ from one side of the Atlantic to the other. This list is mostly for fun. Rest assured, many jewellery and crafts terms are the same in both countries! |
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British to American | |
| Aiko | see seed beads / Toho |
| catches | clasps / clutches |
| bolt-ring | spring ring |
| bouillon | bullion |
| brooch/broach backs | pin backs |
| calottes | clamshell / fold-over |
| catalogue | catalog |
| centre | center |
| colour | color |
| cross-drilled | corner-drilled |
| despatch / dispatch | shipment / shipping |
| drop | teardrop |
| earnuts / scrolls | earring backs / earring nuts / butterfly nuts |
| earstuds | posts / post earrings |
| fan | bib |
| fish-hook ear wire | French hook ear wire |
| galvanised | galvanized |
| gilt-lined | gold-lined / gold-luster lined |
| hair grip | bobby pin |
| hair slide | barrette |
| jewellery | jewelry |
| Kirby grip | bobby pin |
| lobsterclaw | lobster |
| lustre | also luster |
| matt | matte |
| Miyuki | see seed beads / Toho |
| mobile phone | cell phone |
| moukaite | mookaite |
| parrot clasp | lobster clasp |
| polythene (sometimes) | plastic |
| ring bases | disk rings |
| rocailles | seed beads |
| shepherd's crook ear wire | French hook ear wire |
| spectacle ends | eyeglass holders |
| stations | pendants |
| string (of beads) | strand |
| thonging | cord (single-strand) |
| torque (torq/torc) | neck ring |
| trigger clasp | lobster clasp / spring ring |
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American to British | |
| barrette | hair slide |
| bib | fan |
| bobby pin | hair grip, Kirby grip |
| bullion | bouillon |
| butterfly nuts | scrolls / earnuts |
| catalog | catalogue |
| cell phone | mobile phone |
| center | centre |
| fold-over | calottes |
| clasps / clutches | catches |
| color | colour |
| cord (single-strand) | thonging |
| corner-drilled | cross-drilled |
| disk rings | ring bases |
| earring backs / earring nuts | earnuts |
| eyeglass holders | spectacle ends |
| fold-over | calottes |
| French hook ear wire | fish-hook or shepherd's crook ear wire |
| galvanized | galvanised |
| gold-lined / gold-luster lined | gilt-lined |
| jewelry | jewellery |
| lobster | lobsterclaw |
| lobster clasps | parrot clasp / trigger clasp |
| luster | also lustre |
| matte | matt |
| mookaite | moukaite |
| neck ring | torque (torq/torc) |
| pendants | stations |
| pin backs | brooch / broach backs |
| plastic | polythene (sometimes) |
| posts / post earrings | earstuds |
| seed beads | see Aiko / Miyuki / rocailles |
| shipment / shipping | despatch / dispatch |
| spring ring | bolt-ring / parrot clasp |
| strand | string (of beads) |
| teardrop | drop |
| Toho | see Aiko / Miyuki |
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