paillette

noun

pail·lette pī-ˈyet

pā-ˈyet,

pə-ˈlet

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

: a trimming made of paillettes

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Guayabera-style shirts were embellished with paillette blossoms. —

Guy Trebay, New York Times, 21 June 2023 The dress included pops of sequins and paillettes for pizzazz — perfect for the Great White Way. 21 Audra McDonald Audra McDonald wore a body-hugging blue dress on the 2023 Tony Awards red carpet. —

Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 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 Sheer mermaid gowns and dresses with sinuous three-dimensional florets glimmered with paillettes and tulle. —

Thomas Adamson, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for paillette