tin·sel
ˈtin(t)-səl
also ˈtin-zəl
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
1
: made of or covered with tinsel
2
a
: cheaply gaudy : tawdry
b
: specious, superficial
tinsel promises
tinseled or tinselled; tinseling or tinselling
ˈtin(t)-s(ə-)liŋ
also ˈtin-zə-liŋ
1
: to interweave, overlay, or adorn with or as if with tinsel
2
: to impart a specious brightness to
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