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tin·sel
[tin-suhl] noun, adjective, verb, tin·seled, tin·sel·ing or (especially British) tin·selled, tin·sel·ling. noun
1.
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
2.
a metallic yarn, usually wrapped around a core yarn of silk, rayon, or cotton, for weaving brocade or lamé.
3.
anything showy or attractive with little or no real worth; showy pretense: The actress was tired of the fantasy and tinsel of her life.
4.
Obsolete. a fabric, formerly in use, of silk or wool interwoven with threads of gold, silver, or, later, copper.
adjective
5.
consisting of or containing tinsel.
6.
showy; gaudy; tawdry.
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Tinsel
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verb (used with object)
7.
to adorn with tinsel.
8.
to adorn with anything glittering.
9.
to make showy or gaudy.
Origin:
1495–1505; by aphesis < Middle French estincelle (Old French estincele) a spark, flash < Vulgar Latin *stincilla, metathetic variant of Latin scintilla scintilla; first used attributively in phrases tinsel satin, tinsel cloth
1495–1505; by aphesis < Middle French estincelle (Old French estincele) a spark, flash < Vulgar Latin *stincilla, metathetic variant of Latin scintilla scintilla; first used attributively in phrases tinsel satin, tinsel cloth
Related forms
tin·sel·like, adjective
o·ver·tin·sel, verb (used with object), o·ver·tin·seled, o·ver·tin·sel·ing or (especially British) o·ver·tin·selled, o·ver·tin·sel·ling.
un·tin·seled, adjective
un·tin·selled, adjective
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Word Origin & History
tinsel
c.1448, "a kind of cloth made with interwoven gold or silver thread," from M.Fr. estincelle "spark, spangle" (see stencil). Meaning "very thin sheets or strips of shiny metal" is recorded from 1593. Fig. sense of "anything showy with little real worth" is from 1660, suggested
EXPANDfrom at least 1595. First recorded use of Tinseltown for "Hollywood" is from 1975.
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