[n] a thread with glittering metal foil attached
[n] a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
[adj] gaudy and showy but valueless; "trumpery ornaments"
[v] interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
[v] adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
[v] impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"