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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

  1. (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

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).

Meanings

  1. A diamond simulant, strass.
    • Lucinda sewed rhinestones into her scarf to add a bit of flair.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rhinestones Number=Plur lexicographic

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

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To decorate with rhinestones.

Forms

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rhinestoned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rhinestoned Tense=Past lexicographic
rhinestoning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rhinestones Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic