Paillette
/pælˈjɛt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sequin or spangle.
"A plump and energetic chanteuse of some ten summers, incandescently blond, now emerged from a back recess wearing a gown of artificial golden paillettes sewn, not to any underlying fabric but only—precariously—to one another"
Example
More examples"A plump and energetic chanteuse of some ten summers, incandescently blond, now emerged from a back recess wearing a gown of artificial golden paillettes sewn, not to any underlying fabric but only—precariously—to one another"
Etymology
Borrowed from French paillette, from paille (“straw”) + -ette.