1. A thread with glittering metal foil attached
   "They decorated the Christmas tree with shimmering strands of silver tinsel"
    
2. A showy decoration that is basically valueless
   "all the tinsel of self-promotion"

1. Interweave with tinsel
   "tinseled velvet"
    
2. Adorn with tinsel
   "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
    
3. Impart a cheap brightness to
   "his tinseled image of Hollywood"

Derived forms: tinseling, tinselled, tinsels, tinselling

Type of: add, adorn, beautify, bestow, bring, contribute, decorate, decoration, embellish, fancify, grace, impart, interweave, lend, ornament, ornamentation, thread, weave, yarn

Encyclopedia: Tinsel