tinsel
11tinsel — 1. noun /ˈtɪn.səl/ a) A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like …
12tinsel — tin•sel [[t]ˈtɪn səl[/t]] n. adj. v. seled, sel•ing (esp. brit.) selled, sel•ling. 1) mel a thin sheet, strip, or thread of glittering metal, paper, or plastic, used to produce a sparkling effect 2) tex a metallic yarn for weaving brocade or lamé …
13Tinsel — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tinsel peut être : Tinsel, une série télévisée de M Net. Tinsel Korey, une actrice et musicienne canadienne. Catégorie : Homonymie …
14tinsel — [[t]tɪ̱ns(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tinsel consists of small strips of shiny paper attached to long pieces of thread. People use tinsel as a decoration at Christmas …
15tinsel — /ˈtɪnsəl / (say tinsuhl) noun 1. an inexpensive glittering metallic substance, as copper, brass, etc., in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect. 2. a metallic yarn usually wrapped around a core yarn of… …
16tinsel — n. & v. n. 1 glittering metallic strips, threads, etc., used as decoration to give a sparkling effect. 2 a fabric adorned with tinsel. 3 superficial brilliance or splendour. 4 (attrib.) showy, gaudy, flashy. v.tr. (tinselled, tinselling) adorn… …
17tinsel — tin|sel [ˈtınsəl] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: estincelle, estancele, etincelle spark ; STENCIL2] 1.) thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas 2.) something that seems attractive but is not… …
18tinsel — tin|sel [ tınsl ] noun uncount 1. ) long thin pieces of shiny paper used especially as a Christmas decoration 2. ) INFORMAL something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important: the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood …
19tinsel — [16] Tinsel is etymologically something that ‘sparkles’. Its ultimate source is Latin scintilla ‘spark’, which has also given English scintillate [17]. This was altered in the postclassical period to *stincilla, which passed into Old French as… …
20tinsel — noun (U) 1 thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas 2 something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important: the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood …
