Definitions from Wiktionary (tinsel)
▸ noun: (obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
▸ noun: A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
▸ noun: A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
▸ noun: (by extension)
▸ noun: A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Of fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal plates; brocaded.
▸ adjective: (by extension)
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Glittering.
▸ adjective: (figuratively) Apparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.
▸ verb: To adorn (something) with tinsel.
▸ verb: (also figuratively) To ornament (fabric, etc.) by weaving into it thread of gold, silver, or some other shiny material.
▸ verb: (by extension) To deck out (a place or something) with showy but cheap ornaments; to make gaudy.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Damage, detriment; loss.
▸ noun: (law, archaic) Deprivation; forfeiture.
▸ verb: (transitive, Scotland, obsolete, rare) To cause (someone) damage or loss; also, to impose a fine on (someone); to mulct.
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▸ noun: (obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
▸ noun: A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
▸ noun: A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
▸ noun: (by extension)
▸ noun: A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Of fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal plates; brocaded.
▸ adjective: (by extension)
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Glittering.
▸ adjective: (figuratively) Apparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.
▸ verb: To adorn (something) with tinsel.
▸ verb: (also figuratively) To ornament (fabric, etc.) by weaving into it thread of gold, silver, or some other shiny material.
▸ verb: (by extension) To deck out (a place or something) with showy but cheap ornaments; to make gaudy.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Damage, detriment; loss.
▸ noun: (law, archaic) Deprivation; forfeiture.
▸ verb: (transitive, Scotland, obsolete, rare) To cause (someone) damage or loss; also, to impose a fine on (someone); to mulct.
▸ Also see tinsel
▸ Words similar to tinselled
▸ Usage examples for tinselled
▸ Idioms related to tinselled
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing tinselled
▸ Popular nouns described by tinselled
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