- a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- a metallic yarn, usually wrapped around a core yarn of silk, rayon, or cotton, for weaving brocade or lamé.
- anything showy or attractive with little or no real worth; showy pretense: The actress was tired of the fantasy and tinsel of her life.
- a fabric, formerly in use, of silk or wool interwoven with threads of gold, silver, or, later, copper.
- to adorn with tinsel.
- to adorn with anything glittering.
- to make showy or gaudy.
- a decoration consisting of a piece of string with thin strips of metal foil attached along its length
- a yarn or fabric interwoven with strands of glittering thread
- anything cheap, showy, and gaudy
- to decorate with or as if with tinsel
- to give a gaudy appearance to
- made of or decorated with tinsel
- showily but cheaply attractive; gaudy
