Usually means: Small, decorative sequin or spangle.
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  1. paillette: Merriam-Webster
  2. paillette: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. paillette: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. paillette: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. paillette: Wiktionary
  7. paillette: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. paillette: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. paillette: Dictionary.com
  10. paillette: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. paillette: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paillette)

▸ noun:  A sequin or spangle.

Similar:
spangle, spanglet, splatterdash, spang, spangler, sparklet, punctule, pearlet, chequeen, sparkler, more...

Opposite:
unadorned, simple, or unembellished.

Types:
star, heart, flower, oval, rectangle, square, diamond, triangle, more...

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Similar:
spangle, spanglet, splatterdash, spang, spangler, sparklet, punctule, pearlet, chequeen, sparkler, more...

Opposite:
unadorned, simple, or unembellished.

Types:
star, heart, flower, oval, rectangle, square, diamond, triangle, more...



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