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Word of the day
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December 25
tinsel
n
(
obsolete
)
A
shining
fabric
used
for
ornamental
purposes
.
A
silk
or
wool
fabric with
gold
or
silver
thread
woven
into it;
brocade
.
A very
thin
,
gauzelike
cloth
with gold or silver (or, later,
copper
) thread woven into it, or
overlaid
with thin
metal
plates
.
(
by extension
)
A thin,
shiny
foil
for ornamental purposes which is of a
material
made
of metal or
resembling
metal; especially,
narrow
glittering
strips
of such a material, often
strung
on to thread, and
traditionally
at
Christmastime
draped
on
Christmas trees
,
hung
from
balustrades
or
ceilings
, or
wrapped
around
objects
as a
decoration
.
(
figuratively
)
Anything shining and
gaudy
; especially something
superficially
shiny
and
showy
, or having a
false
lustre
, and more
pretty
than
valuable
.
tinsel
adj
(
obsolete
)
Of
fabric
:
ornamented
by being
woven
with
gold
or
silver
thread
, or
overlaid
with thin
metal
plates
;
brocaded
.
(
by extension
)
(
obsolete
)
Glittering
.
(
figuratively
)
Apparently
beautiful
and
costly
but having
little
value
;
superficially
attractive
;
gaudy
,
showy
,
tawdry
.
tinsel
v
(
transitive
)
To
adorn
(something) with
tinsel
.
(
also
figuratively
)
To
ornament
(
fabric
, etc.) by
weaving
into it
thread
of
gold
,
silver
, or some other
shiny
material
.
(
by extension
)
To
deck out
(a
place
or something) with
showy
but
cheap
ornaments
; to
make
gaudy
.
(
figuratively
)
To
give
(something) a
false
or
superficial
attractiveness
. [...]
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