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tinsel

noun
  1. a thread with glittering metal foil attached
  2. a showy decoration that is basically valueless
    “all the tinsel of self-promotion”
verb
  1. interweave with tinsel
    “tinseled velvet”
  2. adorn with tinsel
    “snow flakes tinseled the trees”
  3. impart a cheap brightness to
    “The tinseled image of Hollywood doesn't correspond to reality.”