paillette
1
9.6
A small shiny disc that decorates clothes or crafts
- noun
- /peɪˈjɛt/
:
lentejuela
- At the fashion show, models wore dresses covered in glittering paillette designs that amazed the audience.
- paillette skirt
- paillette top
Examples
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An amazing paillette dress
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The coil was then cut along its length with a fine-toothed saw, releasing wire rings that were then hammered and flattened to produce a round, shiny paillette with a central hole.
Academic text (1996) -
The designer adorned the gown with shimmering paillette embellishments to catch the light.
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Her outfit sparkled beautifully because of the many colorful paillette discs sewn onto the fabric.
Synonyms
diamante
vspaillette
1
8.0
A small shiny decoration used on clothes or bags
is a specific flat shiny disc used to decorate fabric and crafts
How Shiny
Surface Forms
paillette singular
paillettes plural
Etymology
The word paillette comes from the French paille meaning 'straw' and the ending -ette meaning 'small', because early shiny decorations were thin like bits of straw. So a paillette is a small, shiny piece used to decorate clothes and make them sparkle.