📚 Tinsel, noun. 🔉 /ˈtɪns(ə)l/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun): A form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread. ❗️ Examples: 1. A room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights. 2. Another reader said hanging Christmas tinsel or aluminium foil strips in trees where fruit bats feed also works well. 3. There wasn't a single extra piece of tinsel, no baubles, no lights, no street entertainment at all. 4. In one striking image, a porch is shown elaborately decorated for Christmas with tinsel, stockings, ornaments and toys. 5. At that time, it was unthinkable that anyone would believe that it was anything but real, especially after a decoration of tinsel and an assortment of differently shaped and coloured baubles. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic