rhinestone

English

Etymology

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

Noun

rhinestone (plural rhinestones)

1. an artificial diamond

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

Derived terms

• rhinestone cowboy

Translations

an artificial diamond

• German: Strass (de) m
• Greenlandic: aligoq

• Japanese: ラインストーン (rainsutōn)
• Russian: страз (ru) m (straz)

Adjective

rhinestone (not comparable)

1. made of or encrusted with rhinestones

   Karl wore a cowboy hat with a rhinestone hatband when he played his country and western gigs.

Anagrams

• enthronise, threonines