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pailletted

pailletted adjective: decorated with sequins or spangles.

Adjective

pailletted (comparative more pailletted, superlative most pailletted)

  1. Decorated with sequins or spangles.
    • a pailletted gown
    • Pailletted white pants paired with a white linen jacket and a sequined body suit with hip-hugger pants are some glittering alternatives to the shiny dresses.1989 December 26, Bernadine Morris, “Into the 90’s With Youthful Wit and Zest”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May...

Forms of pailletted

comparativemore pailletted
superlativemost pailletted

Origin of pailletted

From paillette + -ed.

Questions about pailletted

What does pailletted mean?
Pailletted means decorated with sequins or spangles.
What part of speech is pailletted?
Pailletted is an adjective.

Words near pailletted in the dictionary

  1. paillasses
  2. paillasson
  3. paillassons
  4. paille maille
  5. paillette
  6. pailletted
  7. paillettes
  8. paillon
  9. paillons
  10. pailoo
  11. pailoos

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