The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clinquant
Clinquant \Clin"quant\, n. Tinsel; Dutch gold.
Clinquant
Clinquant \Clin"quant\, a. [F.]
Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
[Obs.]
--Shak.
Wiktionary
clinquant
a. glittery; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. n. Dutch metal
WordNet
Usage examples of "clinquant".
The light of midday gleamed, clinquant and refulgent, on every tree bough and swath of grass.
The water looked as edifying as crystal, as clinquant as faery promises.
To-day the French,All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods,Shone down the English.