CLINQUANT

clinquant, tinseled, tinselly

(adjective) glittering with gold or silver

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

clinquant (comparative more clinquant, superlative most clinquant)

glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.

Noun

clinquant (uncountable)

Dutch metal

tinsel; glitter

Source: Wiktionary


Clin"quant, a. Etym: [F.]

Definition: Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. [Obs.] Shak.

Clin"quant, n.

Definition: Tinse;l; Dutch gold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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