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Definition of Tinsels
1. tinsel [v] - See also: tinsel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinsels
Literary usage of Tinsels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland by Thomas Tod Stoddart (1847)
"... muscle silk, hare-leg, water-rat skin, combings of cow- hair, &c., &c. 10.
tinsels, gold and silver, flat, corded, and fretted, of various breadths. ..."
2. How to Tie Salmon Flies: A Treatise on the Methods of Tying the Various by J. H. Hale (1892)
"Under this heading are the following varieties:—Flat tinsel, oval tinsel, thread,
twist, cord or lace, and embossed tinsels. All these are made of gold or ..."
3. Tips by George M. Kelson (1901)
"IMPROVED tinsels. Some time ago, Messrs. Hardy Bros., of Alnwick, informed me
that all their salmon flies are dressed with tinsels which are absolutely ..."
4. China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufacturers by Henry Charles Sirr (1849)
"The fame of these tinsels had reached Europe in the seventeenth century ; and we
find, in the account of Lord Macartney'» Embassy to China, in 1792, ..."
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