paillette
noun
a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
paillettes
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pluralof paillette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Imagine the ghostly rustling of silk taffeta, the clinking of giant paillettes, brought back to life by scientists and engineers.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Carey Mulligan, in Valentino Couture, embraced the 6-foot distancing requirements with a sumptuously bustled skirt covered in iridescent paillettes.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2021
To the wispy singing of Givenchy’s muse Audrey Hepburn, the opulent draping of the late couturier was rediscovered in Keller’s dramatic designs, embellished with paillettes and feathers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2018
It’s stitched from white silk, embroidered with gold and silver thread, and embellished with gold paillettes.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018
But she lowered the handkerchief a trifle—and noted that the governess was dressed for going out—in a glistening black silk plentifully ornamented with jet paillettes.
From The Poor Little Rich Girl by Eleanor Gates
