Definition of Tinsel

Noun: tinsel  tin-sul

1. A showy decoration that is basically valueless
   "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
    
2. A thread with glittering metal foil attached

Verb: tinsel (tinselled,tinselling, or [US] tinseled,tinseling)  tin-sul

1. Impart a cheap brightness to
   "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
    
2. Adorn with tinsel
   "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
    
3. Interweave with tinsel
   "tinseled velvet"

See also:
tins
tinseled

Anagrams containing the word tinsel

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