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tinsel meaning in Urdu

چمکی

/ˈtɪns(ə)l/US/ˈtɪnsəl/

tinsel in Urdu: چمکی, لچکا. In English, tinsel means a silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.

Urdu words for tinsel

چمکی, لچکا

English meaning of tinsel

  1. noun A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
  2. noun A very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun Anything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.

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What is the meaning of tinsel in Urdu?
Tinsel in Urdu is چمکی, لچکا.
tinsel کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Tinsel: چمکی, لچکا.
What does tinsel mean in English?
Tinsel means a silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: tinsel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tinsel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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