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Tinselled

Tinsel \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseledor Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinseling or Tinselling.] 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.

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tinselled

alt. (en-past of: tinsel) vb. (en-past of: tinsel)

WordNet
tinsel
  1. n. a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"

  2. a thread with glittering metal foil attached

  3. v. impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"

  4. adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"

  5. interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"

  6. [also: tinselling, tinselled]

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Usage examples of "tinselled".

I thought one of them had begun to spin off course, tinselled out, when they blew.

Having this here is some kind of swish thing like those tinselled cards showing women as so ugly and there seems no protection against all the ugliness that is in the world, no protection for that girl asleep or for him.