1. (

• tinsel

) impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" ;

2. (

• tinsel

) adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees" ;

3. (

• tinsel

) interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" ;

1. (

• clinquant ,
• tinseled ,
• tinselly

) glittering with gold or silver ;