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tinsel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ornament, ornamentation, decoration |
| Derivation | tinselly |
all the tinsel of self-promotion.
Examples of tinsel
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You put the tinsel on and when you turn on the lights, it just moves in the air.
From the freep.com
Tinsel, acrylic paint, magnesium printing plates, spray paint, matches and wood.
From the ocregister.com
As the holiday drew nearer, the Nikitchyuks finally strung tinsel on their tree.
From the independent.co.uk
Your local arcade has all the festive spirit of a fire sale in a tinsel factory.
From the independent.co.uk
I vowed no store-bought ornaments, no plastic tinsel and no artificial garlands.
From the sacbee.com
Perched amid the tinsel, creatures are busily thriving, eating and reproducing.
From the newscientist.com
He gets an introduction to the spawn sac and attaches one to a tiny tinsel jig.
From the thestate.com
Decorations such as tinsel, ribbons and yarn are hazards if your cat eats them.
From the ocregister.com
Trees must be free of tinsel, garland, ornaments, lights and other decorations.
From the dailyherald.com
- A showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
- Impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
- Adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
- A thread with glittering metal foil attached
- Tinsel was originally a metallic garland for Christmas decoration. The modern production of tinsel typically involves plastic, and is used particularly to decorate Christmas trees. ...
- Tinsel was the codename for a type of equipment carried by RAF bombers which was used for jamming Luftwaffe night fighter controller's speech radio frequencies during the Second World War.
- 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; Very thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a ...
- A decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas
- A thin silver, gold or brass-colored ribbon used in adding shine ton flies, often as ribbing or for fly bodies.
