German

Noun

Paillette f ‎(genitive Paillette, plural Pailletten)

1. (fashion) sequin

Usage notes

This noun is nearly exclusively used in plural form.

Declension

Derived terms

• paillettenbesetzt
• Paillettenkleid

English

Noun

paillette ‎(plural paillettes)

1. A sequin or spangle.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 450:

     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

French

Etymology

From paille + -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pajɛt/

Noun

paillette f ‎(plural paillettes)

1. sequin

Italian

Noun

paillette f ‎(invariable)

1. sequin