OK - I am playing the wordplay practice game and the answer is BEZEL

[rurallib]

a word I have never heard of.

Normally at the end of. the game you get a definition - but not for bezel.

So I click on to to take me to the dictionary - which has no definition.

Anyone ever heard of BEZEL?

[Ocelot II]

1. Yup. It's the groove around the edge of a watch face

that holds the crystal in place.

[rurallib]

6. thanks

[frazzled]

2. Here

Definitions
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noun
a grooved ring holding the glass or plastic cover of a watch face or other instrument in position.
a groove holding the crystal of a watch or the stone of a gem in its setting

I’ve heard of the bezel on a watch, though unless you’re a watch collector, it’s not very common anymore

[rurallib]

3. Thanks to both of you - wow what an obscure word

[Harker]

4. It's a retaining ring in watches and jewelry. n/t

[The Magistrate]

5. Jewelry Term, Sir

A sort of setting for cabochon stones (domed on one side, flat on the other). Kind of a thin metal collar the stone fits in, that is then burnished down over its edges to hold it in place against a backing.

[royable]

7. A bezel might also be what you have around your smart phone to protect its edges.

It also is a part that helps to hold on the front of an (older-style) personal computer.

I grew up knowing the word, but I read a whole lot.

Wordles with Z in them are the worst.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Cartoon character: Bezel and Butthead

[sl8]

9. In addition to the watch bezels, it can refer to the trim around a display screen.

It hides the very edges of the CRT or LCD panel, which the user doesn't need to see.

Often, the bezel is on, or includes, a bevel.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

10. I thought it was an art museum in Miami.

[IcyPeas]

12. Art Basel miami

[3catwoman3]

11. An alternative to prongs as a setting for gemstones...

… rings, bracelets, brooches, etc.