Word of the Day Archive
Friday December 10, 1999

clinquant \KLING-kunt\ , adjective:
1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.

noun:
1. Tinsel; imitation gold leaf.

Fine sparks... very clinquant, slight, and bright... make a very pretty show.
-- Thomas Shadwell, The Virtuoso

In 'clinquant gold' the sovereign sun walks round.
-- Fraser's Magazine, no. 115, 1839

Clinquant is from the French.

Word of the Day ArchiveFriday December 10, 1999