tinsel

Etymology 1
The is derived from, probably from , , , and then:


 * from, (modern 🇨🇬), from , a  of , probably from ; and
 * from, the  of ,  (modern 🇨🇬), from , a metathesis of , the    of , from  (see above) +.

The English word is a.

The is from an  use of the noun; while the  is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
 * 2) A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
 * 3) A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
 * 1)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
 * 1)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
 * 1)  Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.

Translations

 * Armenian: փայլազարդ, փայլփլուք
 * Bulgarian: сърма
 * Catalan:
 * Chechen:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 彩條
 * Dutch: ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, , , Rauschsilber
 * Hungarian:, , , , , lametta,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ティンセル, 金属糸
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Mongolian: ᠰᠠ
 * Polish:, łańcuch choinkowy
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: espumillón,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: arupel, palara
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: мішура, дощик


 * French:
 * Spanish:

Adjective

 * 1)  Of fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal plates; brocaded.
 * 2)  Glittering.
 * 3)  Apparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.
 * 1)  Glittering.
 * 2)  Apparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.
 * 1)  Apparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.

Verb

 * 1) To adorn (something) with tinsel.
 * 2)  To ornament (fabric, etc.) by weaving into it thread of gold, silver, or some other shiny material.
 * 3)  To deck out (a place or something) with showy but cheap ornaments; to make gaudy.
 * 4)  To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
 * 1)  To deck out (a place or something) with showy but cheap ornaments; to make gaudy.
 * 2)  To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
 * 1)  To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
 * 1)  To give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.

Etymology 2
The is derived from, probably from  (modern 🇨🇬), from  (whence 🇨🇬) +. is derived from, from ; further etymology uncertain, possibly from or.

The is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  Damage, detriment; loss.
 * 2)  Deprivation; forfeiture.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause (someone) damage or loss; also, to impose a fine on (someone); to mulct.

Etymology
Equivalent to

Adjective

 * 1) spiritual