Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small piece of metal or foil used in painting with enamel.
- noun A spangle used to ornament a dress or costume.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spangle or glittering piece of metal (or glass) forming a part of costume, either sewed to a garment or hanging with others in a bunch secured to a feather or in a similar position where it could move freely.
- noun In enamel-painting, a bit of metal or colored foil.
- noun Also
papilette .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sequin orspangle .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One spectacular backless paillette evening gown with sheer panels had me swoon and I am a fan of Lagerfeld's commitment to evening dresses at the awkward above the ankle length especially his vibrant fuchsia crepe dress.
Cameron Silver: Let's Get Serious Cameron Silver 2011
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One spectacular backless paillette evening gown with sheer panels had me swoon and I am a fan of Lagerfeld's commitment to evening dresses at the awkward above the ankle length especially his vibrant fuchsia crepe dress.
Cameron Silver: Let's Get Serious Cameron Silver 2011
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The Mod Squad: Prada's paillette dress in burnt orange is an exuberant take on the '60s revival, with a hint of Miuccia's trademark subversion.
Fashion's Great Confusion Tina Gaudoin 2011
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She collected Holder's whimsical, paillette-drenched costumes from "The Wiz," for which he won a Tony Award in 1975.
Black Fashion Museum collection finds a fine home with Smithsonian 2010
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She collected Holder's whimsical, paillette-drenched costumes from "The Wiz," for which he won a Tony Award in 1975.
Black Fashion Museum collection finds a fine home with Smithsonian 2010
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Models of all ethnicities, one of the highlights of a 3.1 show, sauntered in sumptuous draped knits and laser etched leather shorts or lambskin paillette illusion t-shirts paired with sexy mile high sandals!
The Daily Truffle: Phillip Lim & Proenza Schouler at New York Fashion Week 2010
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Models of all ethnicities, one of the highlights of a 3.1 show, sauntered in sumptuous draped knits and laser etched leather shorts or lambskin paillette illusion t-shirts paired with sexy mile high sandals!
The Daily Truffle: Phillip Lim & Proenza Schouler at New York Fashion Week 2010
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Anne Hathaway: Stunning in a sparkly paillette column by Armani Prive.
Bonnie Fuller: Oscar Gowns: The Best, The Worst & The What Were They Thinking? An Insta-Review! 2009
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The obsidian also has apparently been subjected to the artificial fire; and a splinter of it contains a paillette of free copper.
The Land of Midian 2003
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From the bottom up: lavender silk and paillette Prada mule (high street), Diesel jeans (low street), Michael Kors cashmere tank top, and five Bulgari gold necklaces.
Phyllis Stine's Faves: 'Palm Bitch' and 'Ghetto Fabulous' 1999
reesetee commented on the word paillette
A spangle.
April 12, 2008