A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.

Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.

Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.

Tinsel was the codename for a type of equipment carried by RAF bombers which was used for jamming Luftwaffe night fighter controller's speech radio frequencies during the Second World War.

interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"

A type of electrical conductor comprised of a number of tiny threads, each thread having a fine, flat ribbon of copper or other metal closely spiraled about it. Used for small size cables requiring limpness and extra-long flex life.

A metallic filament used in fly tying to provide flash and color.

a thread with glittering metal foil attached

Tinsel is a thin metallic strip typically made of plastic for use for Christmas decoration, particularly on Christmas trees. Originally created in Germany, Tinsel is different than Garland, which is "Tinsel on a rope".