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Noun
Definition: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
Definition: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
Definition: 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.
Verb
Definition: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
Definition: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
Definition: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
Definition: To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.
Adjective
Definition: Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.