Meanings
- not comparableMade of or encrusted with rhinestones.
Karl wore a cowboy hat with a rhinestone hatband when he played his country and western gigs.
1 more example
I'm a scary gargoyle on a tower / That you made with plastic power / Your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away
2010, “Rhinestone Eyes”, in Plastic Beach, performed by Gorillaz
present singular third person rhinestones · participle present rhinestoning · participle past rhinestoned · past rhinestoned
- transitiveTo decorate with rhinestones.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA diamond simulant, strass.
Origin
- Frenchcaillou du Rhin“Rhine pebble”
- Englishrhinestone
From Rhine + stone; a calque of French caillou du Rhin (“Rhine pebble”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изкуствен диамант
- изкуствен диамант (izkustven diamant)a diamond simulant
Chinese Mandarin 萊茵石 /莱茵石
- 萊茵石 /莱茵石a diamond simulant
French strass
- strassa diamond simulant
German Strass
- Strassa diamond simulant
Hungarian strassz
- strassza diamond simulant
Irish réinchloch
- réinchlocha diamond simulant
Japanese ラインストーン
- ラインストーン (rainsutōn)a diamond simulant
Korean 라인석
- 라인석 (rainseok)a diamond simulant
Polish stras
- strasa diamond simulant
Portuguese strass
- strassa diamond simulant
Russian страз
- страз (straz)a diamond simulant
Swedish strass
- strassa diamond simulant
Welsh rheinston
- rheinstona diamond simulant
Cite this entry
rhinestone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinestone
“rhinestone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinestone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhinestone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinestone.
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