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spangle
[ spang-guhl ]
noun
- a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- any small, bright drop, object, spot, or the like.
verb (used with object)
spangled, spangling.
- to decorate with spangles.
- to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots, etc.
verb (used without object)
spangled, spangling.
- to glitter with or like spangles.
spangle
/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
- a small thin piece of metal or other shiny material used as a decoration, esp on clothes; sequin
- any glittering or shiny spot or object
verb
- intr to glitter or shine with or like spangles
- tr to decorate or cover with spangles
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Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Բ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹g adjective
- ܲ·貹g adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spangle1
First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English noun spangel(e), equivalent to spange “spangle” (perhaps from Middle Dutch spange, spaenge “brooch, clasp,” or from Old Norse ǫԲ “clasp, buckle, spangle”) + -le -le ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spangle1
C15: diminutive of spange, perhaps from Middle Dutch: clasp; compare Old Norse öԲ
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Wednesday from a stage adorned with star spangled banners at his campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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A board was spangled with Polaroids of its members, who numbered more than two dozen as of October.
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If confetti supplies have plummeted, if a spangle shortage now afflicts Manhattan, blame a tent at the southwestern corner of Lincoln Center.
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From the 1930s to the 1950s, the group blazed a spangled, sparkling path that plenty of country acts would later follow.
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In addition to spangling the garden with colorful blooms beginning in late winter, native annuals are an ecological powerhouse.
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