Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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clinquant \KLING-kunt\, adjective:
clinquant \KLING-kunt\, adjective:
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1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.
1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.
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noun:
noun:
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1. Tinsel; imitation gold leaf.
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After the vote from Senate it was found that all of the pockets of the Democrats, to include the B.O., had a clinquant glow from all that special interest money!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Clinquant is from French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken.
Clinquant is from French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken.
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