rhinestone

What it means

1. A diamond simulant, strass.

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

   Synonyms: strass

In a sentence

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

Where it comes from

1. Frenchcaillou du Rhin“Rhine pebble”
2. Englishrhinestone

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