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

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"

Derived forms: tinselling, tinsels, tinselled, tinseling

See also: tinselly

Type of: add, adorn, beautify, bestow, bring, contribute, decorate, decoration, embellish, grace, impart, interweave, lend, ornament, ornamentation, thread, weave, yarn

Encyclopedia: Tinsel