clinquant
glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.
Origin of clinquant
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How to use clinquant in a sentence
I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughPardon, Monsieur, in every age a love-story keeps its interest; but who cares nowadays for le clinquant du Tasse?
The Parisians, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lyttonclinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
The Works of Max Beerbohm | Max BeerbohmMy eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
Trivia | Logan Pearsall Smith
British Dictionary definitions for clinquant
/ (ˈklɪŋkənt) /
glittering, esp with tinsel
tinsel or imitation gold leaf
Origin of clinquant
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