Artificial gems made from glass or crystal that sparkle like real diamonds and are used to decorate clothing, jewelry, or accessories.
From Rhine (the river) + stone. In the 18th century, colored glass stones from the Rhine River in Germany were popular cheap imitations of diamonds.
Rhinestones were named after the Rhine River where high-quality glass was manufactured — but the irony is that today most 'rhinestones' aren't even from that region, yet we still use the geographical name 2+ centuries later.
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