[kling-kuh
nt] 
| 1. | glittering, esp. with tinsel; decked with garish finery. |
| 2. | imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter. |
| clin·quant (klĭng'kənt, klāɴ-käɴ') adj. Glittering with gold or tinsel. n. Imitation gold leaf; tinsel; glitter. [French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; see clink1.] |
| Main Entry: | clinquant1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | glittering; tinsel-like; spangly |
| Etymology: | French 'glittering or clinking gold' |
| Main Entry: | clinquant2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | tinkling, clinking |
| Etymology: | French 'glittering or clinking gold' |
| Main Entry: | clinquant |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | imitation gold leaf; tinsel; by extension, something with false glitter |
| Etymology: | French 'glittering or clinking gold' |