Definition of Tinselling

1. Verb. (present participle of tinsel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tinselling

1. tinsel [v] - See also: tinsel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinselling

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

Literary usage of Tinselling

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

1. The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition; a Treatise on Spelling by Theodore Low De Vinne (1902)
"... tinselled tinselling tidbit toluene tam-tam totalise tourmaline towelling trammelled tranquillise trans-ship trass travelled tam-tam totalize ..."

2. Principles and Practice of Show-card Writing, Prepared in the Extension by Lawrence E. Blair (1922)
"(Design by System Service, Seattle.) now. The tinselling was done by coating the letters, or by doing the lettering itself with mucilage, ..."

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