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paillette

[ pahy-yet, pey-, puh-let; French pa-yet ]

noun

, plural pail·lettes [pal-, yets, p, uh, -, lets, p, a, -, yet].
  1. a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
  2. (in enameling) a decorative piece of gold, silver, or colored foil.


paillette

/ pælˈjɛt; pajɛt /

noun

  1. a sequin or spangle sewn onto a costume
  2. a small piece of metal or foil, used in enamelling for decoration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • pail·letted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paillette1

From French, dating back to 1875–80; pallet 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paillette1

C19: from French, diminutive of paille straw, from Latin palea
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Example Sentences

That allowed guests, including Bond star Lashana Lynch and Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, to take in every bead, paillette and spliced paneling that went behind this impressive fall display.

Unfortunately the sheer weight of the paillette embroidering did not always cut the most flattering of shapes on some of the tights, all be them finely executed.

Later in the show, Shakira switched into another custom Dundas ensemble that consisted of a bomber jacket covered in gold paillette embroidery and gold and white Swarovski crystals worn over a matching gold paillette crop top and paired with matching high-waisted hot pants.

Those shades of pink included the pale pastel of nominee Margot Robbie’s pink silk crepe chiffon Miu Miu gown, Samara Weaving in a fuchsia Miu Miu gown, Uzo Aduba in a custom pink chiffon Christian Siriano gown and Saoirse Ronan’s Louis Vuitton silk gown with silver mini paillette details as well as the strapless fuchsia J. Mendel number worn by host Kristen Bell.

There were cropped pants, a few filmy black tops, and shimmering paillette dresses.

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