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tinsel

tin·sel

мишура, блёстки

дощик, мішура

Lametta, Flittergold, Rauschgold, Rauschsilber

A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or…A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.

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UK/ˈtɪns(ə)l/US/ˈtɪnsəl/

» Should we get tinsel or garland for the Christmas tree?

Значение

значений: 6

(шире, неисчисляемое, обычно)A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.
Flittergold, Lametta, Rauschgold
мишура́mišurá, блёсткиbljóstki
мішураmišura, дощикdoščyk
(шире, переносно, неисчисляемое, обычно)Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
(устаревшее, неисчисляемое, обычно)A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
(устаревшее, неисчисляемое, обычно)A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
(Шотландия, устаревшее, переходный, неисчисляемое)Damage, detriment; loss.
(Шотландия, архаичное, переходный, неисчисляемое)Deprivation; forfeiture.

Ещё определения

a thread with glittering metal foil attached
a showy decoration that is basically valueless

Примеры

предложений: 6

Should we get tinsel or garland for the Christmas tree?
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When we decorate our Christmas tree, tinsel always gets stuck to our clothes.
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Buy some purple tinsel.
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Hang tinsel from both branches.
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I bought some purple tinsel.
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Переводы

языков: 8

Українська

По значениям 1

very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread:

Русский

По значениям 1

very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread:

Deutsch

По значениям 1

very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread:

Происхождение

The noun is derived from Middle English tinsel (“cloth containing gold or silver thread”)

The noun is derived from Middle English tinsel (“cloth containing gold or silver thread”) [and other forms], probably from Anglo-Norman tincel, tincelle, tencele, and then:

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