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adj
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Dutch metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Tinsel; glitter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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adjective satellite
glittering with gold or silver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tinseled, tinselly
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History
From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”).
