rhinestone
Americannoun
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rhinestones
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rhinestone
1885–90; Rhine + stone (translation of French caillou du Rhin )
Example Sentences
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Ms. Kobielski’s photos are highly saturated, with daytime flash manufacturing brilliance against silk organza and rhinestone jewelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
This minaudière from Schiaparelli features a gold-plated metal chain and rhinestone piercing, bringing the idea of a statement bag to levels unheard of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
A woman, in a rhinestone shirt, told me that she wanted to convene her fellow cyclists to whizz by the gulleys and alleyways around Tucson, searching for clues in the muck.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Pair it with black sunglasses, rhinestone earrings and a pearl necklace to become Audrey Hepburn.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
Bren comes out of his room, sporting a half-unbuttoned guayabera and a rhinestone cross dangling from a sparkly silver chain.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Yet, it was no hallucination to see Vin Diesel strutting the red carpet in a custom blazer with rhinestones spelling out “Fast Forever,” the 11th and final installment, scheduled to be released in 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Ms. Parton recounts all this in somewhat Hallmarkian prose, though there are rhinestones in the mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The latest ad, released Tuesday, features Beyoncé in a curly blonde bob wearing head-to-toe denim embellished with rhinestones.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2025
And I think that was really wonderful, to explore and see and think about who are the women holding up the rhinestones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Brooke fingered the hedgehog pillows and the jars of pretty marbles and rhinestones.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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