Tinseled/Tinsel
noun
1: threads, strips, or sheets of metal, paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance in fabrics, yarns, or decorations
2: something superficially attractive or glamorous but of little real worth <disfigured by no gaudy tinsel of rhetoric or declamation
Source: Merriam-Webster
“After suckling her mother’s fingers for days in the desert, she throws a tinseled veil up to the sky and catches lapis-colored doves.”
From: What the Scar Revealed, by Zohra Saed
The word “tinseled” brings importance to the object being described, adding depth to the story.
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