diamanté

[ dee-uh-mahn-tey ]

/ ˌdi ə mɑnˈteɪ /

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noun

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

fabric covered or patterned with such ornamentation.

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Origin of diamanté

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

Words nearby diamanté

dialyzer, diam., diamagnet, diamagnetic, diamagnetism, diamanté, diamantiferous, Diamantina, diamantine, diameter, diametral

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How to use diamanté in a sentence

He spent some months in Prato with his friend Fra Diamante, who had been his companion in novitiate.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
He worked for four years at those frescoes, Fra Diamante coming from Florence to help him.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
Here he died, from an illness ascribed by some to poison, leaving the work to be finished by his assistant, Fra Diamante.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
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

Girolamo Diedos story of the famous battle is published in the Biblioteca Diamante, for twenty centesimi (twopence).
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey

British Dictionary definitions for diamanté

diamanté

/ (ˌdaɪəˈmæntɪ, ˌdɪə-) /

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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