Definition of Tinseled

1. Adjective. Glittering with gold or silver.

Exact synonyms: Clinquant, Tinselly
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated
Derivative terms: Tinsel, Tinsel

Definition of Tinseled

1. Verb. (past of tinsel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tinseled

1. tinsel [v] - See also: tinsel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinseled

tinnitus cerebri
tinnituses
tinnock
tinny
tinplate
tinplated
tinplates
tinplating
tinpot
tinpot(a)
tinpot dictator
tinpot dictators
tinpots
tins
tinsel
tinseled (current term)
tinseling
tinselled
tinselling
tinselly
tinselry
tinsels
tinsey
tinseys
tinsful
tinsleyite
tinsmith
tinsmithies
tinsmithing
tinsmithings

Literary usage of Tinseled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ledger of Andrew Halyburton: Conservator of the Privileges of the Scotch by Andrew Halyburton (1867)
"tinseled with gold and siluer the eln . . . xvi ft Silk ... silk the eln . iii ft tinseled the eln . . viii ft ..."

2. The Poets of the Future: A College Anthology by Henry Thomas (1917)
"... Now, When some pigmy Man-ape king, With tinseled retinue of hollow-chested money princelings, Meets another pigmy Man-ape king upon the world's highway, ..."

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