Meaning & use
tinsel
Thin, shiny strips of metallic material used as decoration, especially on a Christmas tree.
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They draped silver tinsel over every branch of the tree.
The cat kept batting at the tinsel hanging from the mantel.
A note on using this word
Used figuratively as an adjective for something showy but lacking real value, as in 'tinsel town' for Hollywood.
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