Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, glittering ornament, such as a rhinestone or a sequin, applied to fabric or a garment.
- noun Fabric that has been covered with many of these ornaments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an artificial
diamond used asadornment , such as arhinestone - adjective covered in diamante decorations
- adjective
shiny oriridescent , as if covered in or made of diamonds
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
- noun fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I went out for dinner tonight dressed in diamante studded Katharine Hamnett t-shirt and blue jeans.
My girls kisobel 2004
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An odd mix of waistcoat and straightjacket up top, with some kind of diamante augmentation around the neck, the whole combo topped off with a wide brimmed black hat.
Expecting Rain 2009
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An odd mix of waistcoat and straightjacket up top, with some kind of diamante augmentation around the neck, the whole combo topped off with a wide brimmed black hat.
Expecting Rain 2009
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He adds, the metallic weird diamante hoop at her shoulder is just wacky.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish" Holly Cara Price 2010
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He adds, the metallic weird diamante hoop at her shoulder is just wacky.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Her very short skirts, which are made of numberless layers of white tulle, and the top layer, which stands out almost like a wheel, is adorned with a bold lattice work of silver ruching and diamante and interlaced with a delicate tracery of pale blue.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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"This isn't reality TV!" they splutter, settling in for 60 solid minutes watching a woman fake-tanned the shade of a third-degree burn glueing diamante craft beads on to her vagina.
Grace Dent's TV OD Grace Dent 2010
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He adds, the metallic weird diamante hoop at her shoulder is just wacky.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish" Holly Cara Price 2010
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He adds, the metallic weird diamante hoop at her shoulder is just wacky.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish" Holly Cara Price 2010
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He adds, the metallic weird diamante hoop at her shoulder is just wacky.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish" Holly Cara Price 2010
jinglebelljosie commented on the word diamante
French for "ornamented with diamonds"
August 18, 2008