clinquant
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clin·quant
(klĭng′kənt, klăN-käN′)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.]
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clinquant
(ˈklɪŋkənt)adj
glittering, esp with tinsel
n
tinsel or imitation gold leaf
[C16: from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin]
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clin•quant
(ˈklɪŋ kənt)adj.
1. glittering, esp. with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
n. 2. imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.
[1585–95; < Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer < Dutch klinken to sound)]
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