Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tinsel \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinseled}or {Tinselled};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinseling} or {Tinselling}.]
   To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy
   ornaments; to make gaudy.

         She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope.

Source : WordNet®

tinsel
     n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the
          tinsel of self-promotion"
     2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
     v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of
          Hollywood"
     2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
     3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
     [also: {tinselling}, {tinselled}]

tinselling
     See {tinsel}