rhinestone
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rhinestone
1885–90; Rhine + stone (translation of French caillou du Rhin )
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"Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality," she joked.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
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
Pair it with black sunglasses, rhinestone earrings and a pearl necklace to become Audrey Hepburn.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
Backstage between the wings stood the prop table where Nadia kept the big red bow and rhinestone collar, the hair dryer, the rope, and the treats that Stage-Annie uses to entice Ginger.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Standing inside her store, surrounded by pastel ballgowns decorated with lace and rhinestones, Leonor felt optimistic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
A myriad of regal colours, rhinestones, sequins, sparkles and diamante material catches the eyes of customers as they walk into a shop in Goole, East Yorkshire.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Of course by that time the sequins and rhinestones would have fallen off our test truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
She’s even applied her own rhinestones to her outfits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
"That looks like one of the rhinestones from the Cinderella slippers," Nancy said, pointing to the jewel.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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