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rhinestone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jewellery
rhine·stone /ˈraɪnstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DCJa jewel made from glass or a transparent rock that is intended to look like a diamond 莱茵(水晶)石
Examples from the Corpus
rhinestoneThe colour screen sits amongst the crippled, dust-flecked furniture like a rhinestone bauble.All I ever got was rhinestones.
Origin rhinestone (1800-1900) Rhine European river + stone
rhine·stone nounChineseSyllable
a jewel glass a or from Corpus made


rhinestone
rhinestone /ˈraɪnstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Rhine European river + stone
a jewel made from glass or a transparent rock that is intended to look like a diamond


rhine·stoneBrE /ˈraɪnstəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪnstoʊn/ 🔊 nouna clear stone that is intended to look like a diamond, used in cheap jewellery 莱茵石(用于仿钻石首饰)