paillette

English

Etymology

From French paillette, from paille ‘straw’ + -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pælˈjɛt/, /paɪˈjɛt/

Noun

paillette (plural paillettes)

1. A sequin or spangle.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 450:

     A plump and energetic chanteuse of some ten summers, incandescently blond, now emerged from a back recess wearing a gown of artificial golden paillettes sewn, not to any underlying fabric but only—precariously—to one another

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French

Etymology

From paille + -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pajɛt/, X-SAMPA: /pa.jEt/

Noun

paillette f (plural paillettes)

1. sequin

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Italian

Noun

paillette f (invariable)

1. sequin

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