diamanté

[ dee-uh-mahn-tey ]

/ ˌdi ə mɑnˈteɪ /

noun

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

fabric covered or patterned with such ornamentation.

Words nearby diamanté

diamagnetic, diamagnetism, diamantiferous, diamantina, diamantine, diamanté, diameter, diametral, diametric, diametrical, diametrically

Origin of diamanté

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

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Examples from the Web for diamante

Sutton and Burleigh (1939a:37) reported M. p. leucopterus from Diamante Pass.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico|Emil K. Urban
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 maid went, & mistaking tooke the glasse of poyson which Diamante had giu'n her, and she kept in store for me.
The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton|Thomas Nash
Diamante, a Spanish dramatic poet, who plagiarised Corneille's "Cid" and passed it off as original; b. 1826.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

Diamante is historically interesting as the introducer of French dramatic methods into Spain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diamante

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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