The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
alt. (present participle of tinsel English) vb. (present participle of tinsel English)
WordNet
n. a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
a thread with glittering metal foil attached
v. impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
[also: tinselling, tinselled]
See tinsel
Usage examples of "tinselling".
And so help me, if you're tinselling me I'll come back here with fifty ccs of real Stiff and feed you the lot, unstepped.