paillette

Definition

A sequin or spangle.

Etymology

Borrowed from French paillette, from paille (“straw”) + -ette.

Example Sentences

• "A plump and energetic chanteuse of some ten summers, incandescently blond, now emerged from a back recess wearing a gown of artificial golden paillettes sewn, not to any underlying fabric but only—precariously—to one another"