An archaic or dialectal term for tinsel or shimmering decorative material.
Possibly a variant or corruption of 'tinsel' or a blend with 'brin,' though the exact origin is obscure; it appears in old English texts and regional variations.
This is one of those wonderfully mysterious words that appears in old dictionaries but seems to have vanished—linguists aren't even sure if it's a separate word or a mishearing of 'tinsel' that got written down!
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