rhinestone

[ rahyn-stohn ]

/ ˈraɪnˌstoʊn /

an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond.

Origin of rhinestone

1885–90; Rhine + stone (translation of French caillou du Rhin)

Sixteen years old and she wore a turban with a rhinestone in the middle of it.

Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview |Alex Belth |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ensuring that her midriff is still exposed, Cyrus is obviously wearing a rhinestone crop top to match the basketball.

Miley’s 5 Wild Outfits From ‘23’ |Lori-Lee Emshey |September 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You'd have been hit by that horse if you had picked up nothing more valuable than a rhinestone buckle.

The Drums Of Jeopardy |Harold MacGrath
Plug up th' leakin' kettle an' buy Mummer th' rhinestone combs!

Jane Journeys On |Ruth Comfort Mitchell

Took it roun' to Eisenstein; he said it was a rhinestone,Kind, he said, he didn't give a dam fur.

The Book of Humorous Verse |Various
She wore two rhinestone combs in her frizzes, which held also dust and burnt odds and ends of hair.

The Woman Who Toils |Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
Julia seriously inspected the rhinestone comb that glittered there.

The Story Of Julia Page |Kathleen Norris

rhinestone

/ (ˈraɪnˌstəʊn) /

an imitation gem made of paste

C19: translation of French caillou du Rhin, referring to Strasbourg, where such gems were made