TINSELS
Verb
tinsels
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tinsel
Anagrams
• enlists, listens, silents, tinless
Source: Wiktionary
TINSEL
Tin"sel, n. Etym: [F. étincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L.
scintilla. Cf. Scintillate, Stencil.]
1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a
very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it;
also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver,
brass foil, or the like.
Who can discern the tinsel from the gold Dryden.
2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and
showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.
O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich
reward. Cowper.
Tin"sel, a.
Definition: Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "Tinsel
trappings." Milton.
Tin"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseled or Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tinseling or Tinselling.]
Definition: To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy
ornaments; to make gaudy.
She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition