RHINESTONE


Meaning of RHINESTONE in English

/ 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.

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