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Webster 1913 Edition


Clinquant

Clin′quant

,
Adj.
[F.]
Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Clin′quant

,
Noun.
Tinsel; Dutch gold.

Webster 1828 Edition


Clinquant

CLINQUANT

,
Adj.
Dressed in tinsel finery.

Definition 2024


clinquant

clinquant

English

Adjective

clinquant (comparative more clinquant, superlative most clinquant)

  1. glittery; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
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Noun

clinquant (uncountable)

  1. Dutch metal