clinquant

adjective /ˈklɪŋkənt/

1. Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.

   Today the French, / All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, / Shone down the English;

Where it comes from

From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry clinquant (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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