diamanté

[dee-uh-mahn-tey]

noun

a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.

fabric covered or patterned with such ornamentation.

Origin of diamanté

1900–05; < French diamanté ornamented with diamonds, past participle of diamanter, verbal derivative of diamant diamond

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Historical Examples of diamante

Dr. Gillies says where the Diamante joins it, it is called the Salado.
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata
Woodbine Parish
The village of Diamante, with a population of five or six hundred souls, is situated near by.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
Various
The citizens, moved to tears at the sight of Leonora's majesty and courage, shouted with one voice, "Diamante!"
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497
Julia Mary Cartwright
The most characteristic examples of the diamante in punta were those adopted by the Medici as their device.
Jewellery
H. Clifford Smith,
Sutton and Burleigh (1939a:37) reported M. p. leucopterus from Diamante Pass.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico
Emil K. Urban

British Dictionary definitions for diamante

diamanté

adjective

decorated with glittering ornaments, such as artificial jewels or sequins

noun

a fabric so covered

Word Origin for diamanté

C20: from French, from diamanter to adorn with diamonds, from diamant diamond

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Word Origin and History for diamante

adj.

1904, from French diamanté, past participle of diamanter "to set with diamonds," from Old French diamant (see diamond).