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tinselry
noun
tin·sel·ry
\ˈtin(t)səlrē, -ri sometimes -nzəl-\
Definition of tinselry
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: 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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