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tinsel (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: estincelle, estancele, etincelle 'spark'; STENCIL2]
thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas
something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important
::the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood