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Synonyms for rhinestone
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rahyn-stohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪnˌstoʊn |
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Définition of rhinestone
Origin :- colorless imitation stone of paste or leaded glass, 1879, a loan-translation of French caillou du Rhin "Rhine pebble," so called because they were made near Strasburg, on the River Rhine, and invented there late 17c. Extensively worn later 18c.
- Rhinestone jewelry, a reproduction of the ornaments of the Louis XV. period, is all the rage in Paris. The Rhinestones are as brilliant as diamonds, and being set in silver, will stand any amount of wear or of cleaning. ["The American Stationer," March 20, 1879]
- As in diamond : noun gemstone
- Julia seriously inspected the rhinestone comb that glittered there.
- Extract from : « The Story Of Julia Page » by Kathleen Norris
- Plug up th' leakin' kettle an' buy Mummer th' rhinestone combs!
- Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
- She wore two rhinestone combs in her frizzes, which held also dust and burnt odds and ends of hair.
- Extract from : « The Woman Who Toils » by Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
- You'd have been hit by that horse if you had picked up nothing more valuable than a rhinestone buckle.
- Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
- Took it roun' to Eisenstein; he said it was a rhinestone,Kind, he said, he didn't give a dam fur.
- Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
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