tinsel

  • 21tinsel — noun the tinsel of Hollywood Syn: ostentation, showiness, show, glitter, flamboyance, gaudiness; attractiveness, glamour; informal flashiness, ritz, glitz, garishness, razzle dazzle, razzmatazz, eye candy …

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  • 22tinsel — UK [ˈtɪns(ə)l] / US noun [uncountable] 1) long thin pieces of shiny paper used as a Christmas decoration 2) informal something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood …

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  • 23tinsel — [16] Tinsel is etymologically something that ‘sparkles’. Its ultimate source is Latin scintilla ‘spark’, which has also given English scintillate [17]. This was altered in the postclassical period to *stincilla, which passed into Old French as… …

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  • 24Tinsel Town Rebellion — Livealbum von Frank Zappa Veröffentlichung 11. Mai 1981 Label Barking Pumpkin Records CBS …

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  • 25Tinsel Town Rebellion — Album par Frank Zappa Sortie 17 mai 1981 Enregistrement de 1979 à 1981 Durée …

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  • 26Tinsel Korey — Nombre real Tinsel Korey Nacimiento Toronto,(Ontario, Canadá) Rol debut Jen en Tru Calling Año debut 2004 …

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  • 27Tinsel Korey — (* 25. März 1980 in Toronto, Ontario) ist eine kanadische Sängerin und Schauspielerin. Korey war anfangs zunächst in einigen Werbespots zu sehen. 2002 beabsichtigte sie nach Hollywood gehen, um Schauspielerin zu werden, kam dann aber schließlich… …

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  • 28Tinsel wire — is a form of electrical wire used when maximum mechanical flexibility is desired. It is commonly found in cords used for telephones, especially the handset cords. Because of its extreme flexibility, it is very resistant to failing as a result of… …

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  • 29Tinsel Town — was a television drama produced by BBC Scotland. It ran for two series, one in 2000 and the second in 2001. Set in Glasgow it deals with the lifestyles of eight main characters which revolve around the Tinsel Town nightclub in series one (in… …

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  • 30Tinsel (codename) — Tinsel was the codename for a type of equipment carried by RAF bombers which was used for jamming Luftwaffe night fighter controller s speech radio frequencies during the Second World War.The equipment consisted of an audio microphone mounted… …

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