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clinquant
[ kling-kuhnt ]
adjective
- glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
noun
- imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.
clinquant
/ ˈklɪŋkənt /
adjective
- glittering, esp with tinsel
noun
- tinsel or imitation gold leaf
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clinquant1
1585–95; < Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer (< Dutch klinken to sound); -ant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clinquant1
C16: from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.
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Pardon, Monsieur, in every age a love-story keeps its interest; but who cares nowadays for le clinquant du Tasse?
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Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
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The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
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My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
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