[ˈtɪnsl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread
(e.g: a room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights)


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele ‘spark’, or estinceler ‘to sparkle’, based on Latin scintilla ‘a spark’