Clinquant Definition

klĭngkənt, klăɴ-käɴ
adjective
Glittering with or as with gold or silver; tinseled.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
Imitation gold leaf; tinsel.
Webster's New World
Dutch metal.
Wiktionary

Origin of Clinquant

  • French glistening, tinkling present participle of obsolete clinquer to clink perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken clink1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French

    From Wiktionary

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CCLCLI

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TNTANT

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