tinsel

1. (broadly, uncountable, usually)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

2. (broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually)Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.

3. A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.

   (obsolete, uncountable, usually)A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.

4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.

5. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive, uncountable)Damage, detriment; loss.

6. (Scotland, archaic, transitive, uncountable)Deprivation; forfeiture.

1. Should we get tinsel or garland for the Christmas tree?

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2. When we decorate our Christmas tree, tinsel always gets stuck to our clothes.

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3. Buy some purple tinsel.

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4. Hang tinsel from both branches.

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5. I bought some purple tinsel.

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