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[ rahyn-stohn ] / ˈraɪnˌstoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rhinestone ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond. Origin of rhinestone1885–90; Rhine + stone (translation of French caillou du Rhin) Words nearby rhinestoneRhineland-Palatinate, rhinencephalon, Rhine Palatinate, Rhine Province, Rhine River, rhinestone, Rhine wine, rhinitis, rhino, rhinoantritis, rhinocanthectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhinestoneSixteen years old and she wore a turban with a rhinestone in the middle of it. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ensuring that her midriff is still exposed, Cyrus is obviously wearing a rhinestone crop top to match the basketball. Miley’s 5 Wild Outfits From ‘23’|Lori-Lee Emshey|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST You'd have been hit by that horse if you had picked up nothing more valuable than a rhinestone buckle. The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath Plug up th' leakin' kettle an' buy Mummer th' rhinestone combs! Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Took it roun' to Eisenstein; he said it was a rhinestone,Kind, he said, he didn't give a dam fur. The Book of Humorous Verse|Various She wore two rhinestone combs in her frizzes, which held also dust and burnt odds and ends of hair. The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst Julia seriously inspected the rhinestone comb that glittered there. The Story Of Julia Page|Kathleen Norris
British Dictionary definitions for rhinestone
nounan imitation gem made of paste Word Origin for rhinestoneC19: translation of French caillou du Rhin, referring to Strasbourg, where such gems were made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rhinestonejewel, gem, paragon, ice, lozenge, rock, zircon, corundum, rhombus, allotrope, solitaire, brilliant, bort, jager |