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rhinestone en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Made of or encrusted with rhinestones.
Karl wore a cowboy hat with a rhinestone hatband when he played his country and western gigs.
I'm a scary gargoyle on a tower / That you made with plastic power / Your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away
2010, “Rhinestone Eyes”, in Plastic Beach, performed by Gorillaz:
rhinestone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).
Meanings
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A diamond simulant, strass.
Lucinda sewed rhinestones into her scarf to add a bit of flair.
Forms
Deriveds
rhinestone cowboy
Synonyms
strass
Translations (16)
hu strassz (a diamond simulant) · pt strass (a diamond simulant) · sv strass (a diamond simulant) · ja ラインストーン (a diamond simulant) · ru страз (a diamond simulant) · kl aligoq (a diamond simulant) · ko 라인석 (a diamond simulant) · cmn 萊茵石 /莱茵石 (a diamond simulant) · cy rheinston (a diamond simulant) · fr strass (a diamond simulant) · ga réinchloch (a diamond simulant) · io straso (a diamond simulant) · fo rínarsteinur (a diamond simulant) · pl stras (a diamond simulant) · de Strass (a diamond simulant) · bg изкуствен диамант (a diamond simulant)
rhinestone en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To decorate with rhinestones.
Forms