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.
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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.
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She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope.
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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.
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Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? --Dryden.
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2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially
shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay
than valuable.
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O happy peasant! O unhappy bard!
His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. --Cowper.
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