Scissor vs. French cut??

[Harpertoo]

So I was out today running errands today with my daughter and we stopped in an new antique store in my 'hood. They have a section of antique rings and I asked one of the owners if he had any French cuts. He claimed there was no such cut and we went back and forth while I tried to describe the facets. Ultimately he said they are/ I meant "scissor cuts" and he showed me an adorable blue sapphire eternity - I'd call French cuts...adorable but sadly size of 5 1/5. Ugh! my big fingers!
anyway because I really hate to be wrong, and I am genuinely confused, can anyone explain or show me the difference between Scissor and French cuts or are they the same?
Thanks much.

 

[ponder]

Technically I'm not sure about the difference, but when I googled scissor cut diamonds all the images looked like a cross between a radiant and a Crisscut diamond. Definitely not a French cut as we see on here. Also, all the images were of colored stones. Maybe its a colored stone thing? Hopefully someone has a better idea, or maybe post something in the colored stone section.

 

[Harpertoo]

Technically I'm not sure about the difference, but when I googled scissor cut diamonds all the images looked like a cross between a radiant and a Crisscut diamond. Definitely not a French cut as we see on here. Also, all the images were of colored stones. Maybe its a colored stone thing? Hopefully someone has a better idea, or maybe post something in the colored stone section.

Thanks ponder!
I saw the same when I looked quickly on Google. I saw some plots that looked more like a "radiant" type, but I trust the info here on PS over my random web searches.

 

[diagem]

The French Cut is an actual Diamond cut, scissor is more of an early faceting style which Historicaly was identified as Cardinal cut.
Cardinal is Historicaly identified as the first attempt at brillianteering the Stepcut by applying triangular facets (e.g. Scissor facets).
Old French Cuts were developed after the original Table Cuts which started surfacing in Europe in the early 14th Century.

Hope this puts things a bit more in perspectives.

 

[Harpertoo]

Thank you DiaGem!
I feel a little more secure in my description now. I appreciate the history also.

It sort of startled me that the estate dealer was unaware of what I was talking about. I get used to reading about cuts and seeing pics on PS and assume everyone else in the jewelry world sees the same thing.