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paillette

/pahy-yet, pey-, puh-let; French pa-yet/US // paɪˈyɛt, peɪ-, pəˈlɛt; French paˈyɛt //UK // (pælˈjɛt, French pajɛt) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pail·lettes [pal-yets, puh-lets; French pa-yet]. /pælˈyɛts, pəˈlɛts; French paˈyɛt/.

    • : a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
    • : a decorative piece of gold, silver, or colored foil.

Examples

  • One dress was covered in sequins and paillettes, and a paillette fell on the floor.

  • Paillette, pa-lyet′, n. a piece of metal or coloured foil used in enamel-painting: a sponge.

  • The stick ivory, coloured, gilt, and decorated la paillette.

  • Marcel Paillette is director of the military flying ground at the Palomar Aerodrome.