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noun
Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: tinsel
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Italian lametta (literally “small blade”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
