rhinestone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rhinestone
1885–90; Rhine + stone (translation of French caillou du Rhin )
Example Sentences
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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
Per Vogue, there’s Hubert de Givenchy’s 1953 “salt white” dress embroidered with sliced tomatoes, Cynthia Rowley’s 1993 tomato-printed rayon dress and Judith Leiber’s tomato rhinestone minaudière circa 1994.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
They entered the stage in a top hat, white sequined leotard, rhinestone heels, sporting a long, thick braid attached to their hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
It includes Mercury's handwritten working lyrics to one of Queen's greatest anthems, We Are The Champions, a red velvet and rhinestone crown he wore on stage and the telephone he kept beside his bed.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023
Also in the box she kept three mystery books her Dad had given her, a compact, a box of watch parts, a rhinestone necklace, a hammer, and some notebooks.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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