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 Question about Girdle?

P:  1/20/2004 5:24:28 PM  
arashaloha
arashaloha

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Can someone please help. I've been going thorough the Diamond Search and I have these abreviations from the girdle. I'm hoping someone can respond to what the abreviations stand for. Can you correct me if im wrong on the following: (Can someone also explain why there isn't a industry standard for the abreviations. thanks)

ET = Extremely Thin
ENN ET = Extremely Thin Extremely Thin
ENSK = Extremely Thin Slightly Thick
ENVK = Extremely Thin Very Thick
ENVN = Extremely Thin Very Thin
ENT = Extremely Thin Thin
ST = Slightly Thin
VT = Very Thin
K VK = Thick Very Thick
LTK TK = L? Thick Thick
STN= Slightly Thin
M T= Medium Thin?
MD STHK= Medium Slightly Thick
MDSK = Medium Slightly Thick
MED SL = Medium Slightly
MNED = Medium
N M = N? Medium
SKTK = Slightly Thick Thick
STHN = Slightly Thick Thin
K = ?
T S TK = Thin Slightly Thick
T TK = Thin Thick
THH = Thin
TM = Thin Medium
TN = Thin
N = ?
T = Thin




Posted:  1/20/2004 5:24:28 PM

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P: 1/20/2004 7:21:19 PM
Pricescope
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Arashaloha, welcome to the forum.




Unfortunately, there is no industry standard for abbreviations.




I figured it out for myself like this



Girdle Possible Abbreviations Ambiguous Abbreviations




Extremely Thin: ETN, EXTN, XTN, XTHN ET, XT, ETH, XTH

Very Thin: VTN, VN, VTHN VT, VTH

Thin: THN, THIN, TN, N TH, T

Slightly Thin: STHN, SN, SLTN, STN STH, ST, SLT, SLTH

Medium: MED, MD, M, ME

Slightly Thick: STHK, STK, SK, SLTK, ST STH, ST, SLT, SLTH

Thick: THK, THIK, TK, K TH, T

Very Thick: VTK, VK, VTHK VT, VTH

Extremely Thick: ETK, XTK, ETHK, XTHK ET, XT, ETH, XTH



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Posted:  1/20/2004 7:21:19 PM

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