diamanté

[ dee-uh-mahn-tey ]

noun

1. a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
2. fabric covered or patterned with such ornamentation.

diamanté

/ ˌdaɪəˈmæntɪ; ˌdɪə- /

adjective

1. decorated with glittering ornaments, such as artificial jewels or sequins

noun

1. a fabric so covered

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamanté¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamanté¹

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

Example Sentences

He spent some months in Prato with his friend Fra Diamante, who had been his companion in novitiate.

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He worked for four years at those frescoes, Fra Diamante coming from Florence to help him.

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Here he died, from an illness ascribed by some to poison, leaving the work to be finished by his assistant, Fra Diamante.

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Dr. Gillies says where the Diamante joins it, it is called the Salado.

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Girolamo Diedos story of the famous battle is published in the Biblioteca Diamante, for twenty centesimi (twopence).

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