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tinselry

noun
tin·​sel·​ry | \ ˈtin(t)səlrē, -ri sometimes -nzəl-\
plural -s

Definition of tinselry

: tinseled material, ornamentation, or appearance : pretentious display the complacency of show and tangled tinselry … had all been subdued into dust— Sean O'Casey

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