paillette

noun

pail·​lette pī-ˈyet 

pā-ˈyet, 

pə-ˈlet 

1

: a small shiny object (such as a spangle) applied in clusters as a decorative trimming (as on women's clothing)

2

: a trimming made of paillettes

Examples of paillette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guayabera-style shirts were embellished with paillette blossoms. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 21 June 2023

On the makeshift dance floor’s margins, iridescent streamers and a screen of gold paillettes the size of macarons served as backdrops for attendees to strike their fiercest poses. — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 24 May 2023

Page tells me that the spring 2023 runways glistened with sequins, paillettes, and crystal. — ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023

The dress is laced up the back and covered in scale-like paillettes; Bieber accessorized with diamond ear cuffs and dark silk heels. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

French, from paille straw — more at pallet

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for paillette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette