strass
9.9
A small shiny glass stone used instead of a real diamond
- noun
- /strɑːs/
- Archaic
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strass
- She wore a stunning evening gown adorned with strass that caught the light perfectly.
Examples
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At the craft fair, I found an amazing necklace made of strass that was a fraction of the cost of real gemstones.
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Strass.
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The jewelry sparkled beautifully, featuring several pieces made of strass that looked just like real diamonds.
Synonyms
rhinestone
vsstrass
25
6.5
A small fake diamond used to decorate clothes or jewelry
is the material used to make it rather than the finished gem
3
8.0
A hard shiny glass used to make fake jewels
is a higher lead, more specific form of that glass
How Gem-like
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strass comes from the name of a jeweler, Georg Friedrich Strass, who in the 1700s made a kind of glass that shone like real gems. So, strass now means 'imitation gemstones' or rhinestones, the shiny fake stones used to make jewellery sparkle.