bespangle

[ bih-spang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

, be·span·gled, be·span·gling.

1. to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles; make sparkle brilliantly:

   grass bespangled with dewdrops; poetry bespangled with vivid imagery.

bespangle

/ bɪˈspæŋɡəl /

verb

1. tr to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles

Word History and Origins

Origin of bespangle¹

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + spangle