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bespangle

[bih-spang-guh l]
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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.
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Origin of bespangle

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + spangle
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Related Words for bespangle

trim, sprinkle, star, light, decorate, stud, garnish, dot, adorn, sequin
British Dictionary definitions for bespangle

bespangle

verb
  1. (tr) to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
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Word Origin and History for bespangle

v.

1610s, from be- + spangle. Related: Bespangled; bespangling.

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