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paillette definition

pail·lette (pal yet′; Fr pȧ yet′)

noun

a small, shiny ornament, as a metal disk, used in decorating women's dresses, etc.; spangle

Etymology: Fr, dim. of paille, straw: see pallet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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