tinsel
noun
[ ˈtɪns(ə)l ]
• a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread.
• "a room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele ‘spark’, or estinceler ‘to sparkle’, based on Latin scintilla ‘a spark’.
