tinseled

tinseled

Adorned or tinged with slight streaks of grey or silver, like tinsel. Her hair had become a bit tinseled, but she otherwise looked the same as she did back in 1995. The fabric is tinseled with tiny silver threads to make it stand out to the eye a little bit more.

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tinseled

mod. forged or decorated, as with a bad check. (Underworld.) He almost got caught kiting tinseled checks.

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