About The Word Tinsel
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Tinsel
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What's The Definition Of Tinsel?
[n] a thread with glittering metal foil attached
[n] a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion" [adj] gaudy and showy but valueless; "trumpery ornaments" [v] interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" [v] adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees" [v] impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tinsel: trumpery | worthless Related Terms | Find terms related to Tinsel: See Also | add | adorn | beautify | bestow | bring | contribute | decorate | decoration | embellish | grace | impart | interweave | lend | ornament | ornament | ornamentation | thread | weave | yarn Tinsel In Webster's Dictionary \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.
Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? --Dryden.
2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially
shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay
than valuable.
O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere
tinsel, hers the rich reward. --Cowper.
\Tin"sel\, a. Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. ``Tinsel trappings.'' --Milton. \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinseled}or {Tinselled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinseling} or {Tinselling}.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope. |
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