Paillette Definition

pä-yĕt, pā-, pă-lĕt
noun
A small piece of metal or foil used in painting with enamel.
American Heritage
A small, shiny ornament, as a metal disk, used in decorating women's dresses, etc.; spangle.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Paillette

Noun

Singular:
paillette
Plural:
paillettes

Origin of Paillette

  • French from Old French diminutive of paille straw paillasse

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French paillette, from paille "˜straw' + -ette.

    From Wiktionary

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