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clinquant definition

clin·quant (kliŋ′kənt)

adjective

glittering with or as with gold or silver; tinseled

Etymology: Fr, prp. of earlier clinquer, to clink, glitter < MDu klinken

noun

imitation gold leaf; tinsel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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