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"word": "tinselly"
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"word": "tinselry"
},
{
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"word": "tinsel print"
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{
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"word": "Tinseltown"
}
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"t": "cloth containing gold or silver thread"
},
"expansion": "Middle English tinsel (“cloth containing gold or silver thread”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "tineseile, tyneseyle",
"otherforms": "1"
},
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"2": "tincelle"
},
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{
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"3": "estincelle"
},
"expansion": "Old French estincelle",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "fro",
"2": "estencele",
"t": "a spark"
},
"expansion": "estencele (“a spark”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "fr",
"2": "étincelle"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "VL.",
"3": "*stincilla"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *stincilla",
"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "metathesis"
},
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"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "scintilla",
"t": "a glimmer; a spark"
},
"expansion": "Latin scintilla (“a glimmer; a spark”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*(s)ḱeh₁y-",
"t": "to shimmer, shine"
},
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"name": "der"
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"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "estincelé"
},
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"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "past"
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"name": "glossary"
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{
"args": {
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{
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"2": "estinceler"
},
"expansion": "estinceler",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "estenceler",
"t": "to produce sparks"
},
"expansion": "estenceler (“to produce sparks”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "étinceler",
"t": "to sparkle, twinkle; (archaic) to produce sparks"
},
"expansion": "French étinceler (“to sparkle, twinkle; (archaic) to produce sparks”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "VL.",
"3": "*stincillāre"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *stincillāre",
"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "scintillāre"
},
"expansion": "Latin scintillāre",
"name": "der"
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"name": "glossary"
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{
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"name": "glossary"
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},
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"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "scintillō",
"t": "to scintillate, sparkle"
},
"expansion": "scintillō (“to scintillate, sparkle”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "scintilla",
"t": "a glimmer; a spark"
},
"expansion": "scintilla (“a glimmer; a spark”)",
"name": "m"
},
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"args": {
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"2": "-ō",
"pos": "suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs"
},
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"name": "m"
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"args": {
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"2": "scintilla",
"3": "scintillate",
"4": "stencil",
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},
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"name": "doublet"
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"name": "glossary"
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{
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{
"args": {
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"etymology_text": "The noun is derived from Middle English tinsel (“cloth containing gold or silver thread”) [and other forms], probably from Anglo-Norman tincel, tincelle, tencele, and then:\n* from Old French estincelle, estencele (“a spark”) (modern French étincelle), from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, a metathesis of Latin scintilla (“a glimmer; a spark”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to shimmer, shine”); and\n* from Old French estincelé, the past participle of estinceler, estenceler (“to produce sparks”) (modern French étinceler (“to sparkle, twinkle; (archaic) to produce sparks”)), from Vulgar Latin *stincillāre, a metathesis of Latin scintillāre, the present active infinitive of scintillō (“to scintillate, sparkle”), from scintilla (“a glimmer; a spark”) (see above) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).\nThe English word is a doublet of scintilla, scintillate, and stencil.\nThe adjective is from an attributive use of the noun; while the verb is derived from the noun.",
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{
"form": "tinsels",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"tin‧sel"
],
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "trimmings"
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{
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"word": "trim up"
}
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{
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"A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.",
"A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade."
],
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"fabric",
"fabric"
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"used",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"ornamental",
"ornamental#Adjective"
],
[
"purposes",
"purpose#Noun"
],
[
"silk",
"silk#Noun"
],
[
"wool",
"wool"
],
[
"gold",
"gold#Adjective"
],
[
"silver",
"silver#Adjective"
],
[
"thread",
"thread#Noun"
],
[
"woven",
"weave#Verb"
],
[
"brocade",
"brocade#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.",
"A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "baldacchin"
}
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"uncountable",
"usually"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.",
"A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates."
],
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"fabric",
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"used",
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"ornamental",
"ornamental#Adjective"
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[
"purposes",
"purpose#Noun"
],
[
"thin",
"thin#Adjective"
],
[
"gauzelike",
"gauzelike"
],
[
"cloth",
"cloth"
],
[
"copper",
"copper#Adjective"
],
[
"overlaid",
"overlay#Verb"
],
[
"metal",
"metal#Noun"
],
[
"plates",
"plate#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.",
"A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"uncountable",
"usually"
]
},
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"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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"Holidays",
"Abrahamism",
"Observances",
"Religion",
"Calendar",
"Culture",
"Timekeeping",
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"glosses": [
"A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration."
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"foil",
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"material",
"material#Noun"
],
[
"made",
"make#Verb"
],
[
"resembling",
"resemble"
],
[
"narrow",
"narrow#Adjective"
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[
"glittering",
"glittering#Adjective"
],
[
"strips",
"strip#Noun"
],
[
"strung",
"string#Verb"
],
[
"traditionally",
"traditionally"
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[
"Christmastime",
"Christmastime"
],
[
"draped",
"drape#Verb"
],
[
"Christmas tree",
"Christmas tree"
],
[
"hung",
"hang#Verb"
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[
"balustrade",
"balustrade"
],
[
"ceiling",
"ceiling"
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[
"wrapped",
"wrap#Verb"
],
[
"objects",
"object#Noun"
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[
"decoration",
"decoration"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(by extension)",
"A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration."
],
"tags": [
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"usually"
],
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"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻaylazard",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "փայլազարդ"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻaylpʻlukʻ",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "փայլփլուք"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎrma",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сърма"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oripell"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "彩條"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cǎitiáo",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "彩条"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "engelenhaar"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "guirlande"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clinquant"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "guirlande"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "polga",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "ფოლგა"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Flittergold"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Lametta"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Rauschgold"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Rauschsilber"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "girland"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "aranyfüst"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "angyalhaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "talmi"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "füzér"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "lametta"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "lamé"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orpello"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tinseru",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "ティンセル"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"alt": "きんぞくいと",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kinzoku ito",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "金属糸"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "saa",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "саа"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "sa",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠰᠠ"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "girlanda"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "łańcuch choinkowy"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ouropel"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beteală"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mišurá",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мишура́"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bljóstki",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "блёстки"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "espumillón"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oropel"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "glitter"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "arupel"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "palara"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mišura",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мішура"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 37 53 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "doščyk",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дощик"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable."
],
"id": "en-tinsel-en-noun-LssuEx-9",
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"gaudy",
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],
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"superficially",
"superficially"
],
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"shiny",
"shiny"
],
[
"showy",
"showy"
],
[
"false",
"false"
],
[
"lustre",
"lustre#Noun"
],
[
"pretty",
"pretty"
],
[
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻaylazard",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "փայլազարդ"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
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"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "փայլփլուք"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎrma",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сърма"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "oripell"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "彩條"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "cǎitiáo",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "彩条"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "engelenhaar"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "guirlande"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clinquant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
"word": "ფოლგა"
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"sense": "very thin decorative strips of a glittering, metallic material, often strung on to thread",
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"code": "de",
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"masculine"
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"word": "espumillón"
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"word": "oropel"
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "arupel"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"masculine"
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"word": "дощик"
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