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tinsel


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tinsel  \Tin"sel\,  a. 
  Showy  to  excess;  gaudy;  specious;  superficial.  ``Tinsel 
  trappings.''  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tinsel  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tinsel 
  adj  :  gaudy  and  showy  but  valueless;  "trumpery  ornaments"  [syn:  {trumpery}] 
  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" 




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