clinquant
[kling-kuh nt]
adjective
glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
noun
imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.
Origin of clinquant
1585–95; < Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer (< Dutch klinken to sound); see -ant
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Historical Examples of clinquant
The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
The Works of Max BeerbohmMax Beerbohm
My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
TriviaLogan Pearsall Smith
Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.
The Yeoman AdventurerGeorge W. Gough
clinquant
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Word Origin for clinquant
C16: from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin
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