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clinquant (iou)



clinquant adjective & noun. L16.
[French, pres. pple of clinquer ring, glitter, from Low German klinken CLINK verb1: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective. Glittering with gold and silver; tinselled. L16.
b. noun. Imitation gold leaf; fig. literary or artistic tinsel; false glitter. L17.