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 )
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"A rhinestone shines just as good as a diamond."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"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
“Show y’all how, someone like you, gets to where I’m at today, being someone like me, because I used to be someone like you,” he says, standing in front of inmates in a rhinestone suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
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
Seaver said his aunt had told him she wanted to “rest in a beautiful bed of plush cotton” after spending a lifetime wearing heavy rhinestones.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
I was just in awe of Bob’s creative workshop with fabrics, sequins, rhinestones and sketches coming out of every corner of his workspace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
She favored figure-hugging dresses, tops and sets, many of which were covered in sequins or embellished with rhinestones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Funnily enough, when Dolly Parton made her debut on “The Porter Wagoner Show,” she wasn’t wearing any rhinestones.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"None of the heart-shaped rhinestones are missing," she said after a moment.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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