Found 2 items, similar to Tinsel.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tinsel tinsel n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; “all the tinsel of self-promotion” 2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; “his tinseled image of Hollywood” 2: adorn with tinsel; “snow flakes tinseled the trees” 3: interweave with tinsel; “tinseled velvet” [also: tinselling, tinselled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tinsel Tinsel \Tin"sel\, a. Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. “Tinsel trappings.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] Tinsel \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseledor Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinseling or Tinselling.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. [1913 Webster] She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Tinsel \Tin"sel\, n. [F. ['e]tincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L. scintilla. Cf. Scintillate, Stencil.] 1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like. [1913 Webster] Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. [1913 Webster] O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]