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bespangle

[bih-spang-guh l]
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verb (used with object), be·span·gled, be·span·gling.

to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles; make sparkle brilliantly: grass bespangled with dewdrops; poetry bespangled with vivid imagery.

RELATED WORDS

trim, sprinkle, star, light, decorate, stud, garnish, dot, adorn, sequin

Origin of bespangle

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + spangle
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British Dictionary definitions for bespangle

bespangle

verb

(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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