TINSEL


Meaning of TINSEL in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. glittering metallic strips, threads, etc., used as decoration to give a sparkling effect.

2 a fabric adorned with tinsel.

3 superficial brilliance or splendour.

4 (attrib.) showy, gaudy, flashy.

--v.tr. (tinselled, tinselling) adorn with or as with tinsel.

Derivatives:

tinselled adj. tinselly adj.

Etymology: OF estincele spark f. L scintilla

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.