Sentence:  He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him [...] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with <WSD>tinsel</WSD> outlining the design. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.