tinsel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tinsel	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for tinsel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tinsel n a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion" a thread with glittering metal foil attached v impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees" interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinsel \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinseled}or {Tinselled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinseling} or {Tinselling}.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinsel \Tin"sel\, n. [F. [82]tincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L. scintilla. Cf. {Scintillate}, {Stencil}.] 1. 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. Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? --Dryden. 2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinsel \Tin"sel\, a. Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. [bd]Tinsel trappings.[b8] --Milton.