Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tinsel
Tinsel
tinsel
n. & v. --n. 1 glittering metallic strips, threads, etc., used as decoration to give a sparkling effect. 2 a fabric adorned with tinsel. 3 superficial brilliance or splendour. 4 (attrib.) showy, gaudy, flashy. --v.tr. (tinselled, tinselling) adorn with or as with tinsel. Derivatives tinselled adj. tinselly adj. Etymology: OF estincele spark f. L scintilla
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I. noun see: stencil Date: 1538 threads, strips, or sheets of metal, paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance in fabrics, yarns, or decorations, something superficially attractive or glamorous but of little real worth , II. adjective Date: 1575 made of or covered with ~, 2. cheaply gaudy ; tawdry, specious, superficial , III. transitive verb (~ed or ~led; ~ing or ~ling) Date: 1594 to interweave, overlay, or adorn with or as if with ~, to impart a specious brightness to ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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