rhinestone
Americannoun
noun
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
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
She accessorised the look with bedazzled, black rhinestone eyebrows.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
Delta also gets to the core of who people are and creates an environment where queer histories unfold one broken-down car, backstage dream and rhinestone at a time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
Scruffy nuzzled his nose in Nancy's hand and sniffed the rhinestone.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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