tinsel
noun/ˈtɪnsl/
/ˈtɪnsl/
[uncountable]- long, thin pieces of shiny material like metal, used as decorations, especially at Christmas
- Decorate your table with tinsel and some holly.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele ‘spark’, or estinceler ‘to sparkle’, based on Latin scintilla ‘a spark’.Definitions on the go
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