[tin-suh
l] 
noun, adjective, verb, -seled, -sel⋅ing or (especially British) -selled, -sel⋅ling.| 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. |
| 5. | consisting of or containing tinsel. |
| 6. | showy; gaudy; tawdry. |
| 7. | to adorn with tinsel. |
| 8. | to adorn with anything glittering. |
| 9. | to make showy or gaudy. |
| tin·sel (tĭn'səl) n.
[Middle English tineseile, from Old French estincelle, spangle, spark; see stencil.] |
