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rhinestone

noun
/ˈɹaɪnˌstoʊn/US

Etymology

From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as rhinestone — “Rhine + stone”

Definitions

  1. An artificial diamond, strass.

    • Lucinda sewed rhinestones into her scarf to add a bit of flair.

  2. Made of or encrusted with rhinestones.

    • Karl wore a cowboy hat with a rhinestone hatband when he played his country and western gigs.
    • I'm a scary gargoyle on a tower / That you made with plastic power / Your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away

  3. To decorate with rhinestones.

The neighborhood

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