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tinsel

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1tin·sel 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1tinsel
Pronunciation:
\ˈtin(t)-səl also ˈtin-zəl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English tyneseyle cloth interwoven with metallic thread, probably from Anglo-French tencelé, past participle of tenceler, estenceler to sparkle — more at stencil
Date:
1538
1 : threads, strips, or sheets of metal, paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance in fabrics, yarns, or decorations 2 : something superficially attractive or glamorous but of little real worth <disfigured by no gaudy tinsel of rhetoric or declamation — Thomas Jefferson>


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