/ ˈraɪnstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun
a clear stone that is intended to look like a diamond, used in cheap jewellery
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: translating French caillou du Rhin , literally pebble of the Rhine.
/ ˈraɪnstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun
a clear stone that is intended to look like a diamond, used in cheap jewellery
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: translating French caillou du Rhin , literally pebble of the Rhine.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005