paillette
French → English
noun//pa.jɛt//
(fashion) Sequin: a small, shiny disk used to decorate clothing
Elle cousait des paillettes sur sa robe de soirée toute la nuit.
(English) She was sewing sequins onto her evening dress all night.
Ses souliers à talons aiguilles sont recouverts de paillettes brillantes.
(English) Her stiletto shoes are covered in shiny sequins.
noun//pa.jɛt//
(geology) Fleck: a tiny particle of gold or mineral found in river sand
Il a trouvé quelques paillettes d'or dans le sable de la rivière.
(English) He found a few gold flecks in the river sand.
Le mica se sépare en petites paillettes brillantes sous le soleil.
(English) Mica separates into small shiny flakes under the sun.
Entry ID: fr:en:paillette · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary