tinsel (1), tinsell, tinsill

& a. [O. Fr. estincelle; Fr. étincelle a spark, from Lat. scin till a.] A. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: A small, quick, sharp sound, as of of silk and gold or silver threads. a bell gently struck. *1. Originally applied to cloth or stuff composed IMG:content-1151.png:[blocks in formation] tintle 2. A shining thin metallic plate. 3. A cloth composed of silk and silver; a material with a superficial sheen of but little value. 4. Cloth overlaid with foil. 5. Something very fine and gaudy; something superficially fine and showy, but really of little value. "The character of a man of integrity and benevolence is far more desirable than that of a man of pleasure or of fashion. The one is like solid gold, the other like tinsel."- Knox: E ay 8. 6. Hence, anything only superficially or apparently good or valuable. "O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel , hers the rich reward." Cowper: Truth , 332. B. As adject.: Composed or consisting of tinsel; hence, showy, gaudy, superficially fine and valuable, but in reality worthle . "So have I mighty satisfaction found, To see his tinsel reason on the ground." Dryden: E ay on Satire. tin-sel (2), 8. [TINE (3), v.] Lo . tin-sel, v. t. [TINSEL (1), s.] To adorn or cover with tinsel; hence, to make outwardly or super ficially showy and valuable, while in reality worth le ; to make gaudy; to glo over. "The glare of puerile declamation that tinsels over the trite e ays of the other." -War burton : Alliance, bk. L. tin-sel-lý, a. & adv . [Eng. tinsel (1), v.; -y.] A. As adj .: Resembling tinsel; gaudy; showy and superficial. B. As adv.: In a gaudy and superficial manner. tin-stuff, s. [Eng. tin, and stuff.] Tin-ore. "To draw to surface the tin stuff now accumulated in the 24-fathom level." - Money Market Review , Aug. 29, 1885. tint, s. [For tinct (q. v.).] A slight coloring or tincture distinct from the ground or principal color a slight tinge; a superadded coloring, hue, or tinge; in painting, the different degrees of intensity and strength of color in a pigment, which is modified in oil colors by the addition of water in various quantities. "What bright enamel! and what various dyes! What lively tints delight our wondering eyes!" Somerville: To Lady Anne Coventry.