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clinquant

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clin·quant  (klngknt, kl-kä)
adj.
Glittering with gold or tinsel.
n.
Imitation gold leaf; tinsel; glitter.
[French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; see clink1.]
clinquant [ˈklɪŋkənt]
adj
glittering, esp with tinsel
n
tinsel or imitation gold leaf
[from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin]
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Adj.1.clinquant - glittering with gold or silver
tinseled, tinselly
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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