The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clinquant \Clin"quant\, a. [F.] Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clinquant \Clin"quant\, n. Tinsel; Dutch gold. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clinquant adj 1: glittering with gold or silver [syn: clinquant, tinseled, tinselly]