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rhinestone definition

rhine·stone (rīn′stōn′)

noun

a bright, colorless artificial gem made of hard glass, often cut in imitation of a diamond

Etymology: transl. of Fr caillou du Rhin: so called because orig. made at Strasbourg (on the Rhine)

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