bespangle

American  

[bih-spang-guhl] / bɪˈspæŋ gəl /

verb (used with object)

bespangled, bespangling

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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bespangle British  

/ bɪˈspæŋɡəl /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of bespangle

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + spangle

Example Sentences

So begins the patter in an evening of song and story that sees the world’s troubles in one bespangled diva’s heart.

From New York Times

But on Monday night, that someone was Kanye West, the musical was “The Cher Show,” and it was the glittery and bespangled opening night.

From New York Times

From the bow of his trawler, bespangled with anti-EU banners and bobbing on the grey Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, a rubicund fisherman bellowed at the crowds on Westminster Bridge.

From Economist

The latter's single delegate defied the tropical heat in a bespangled black cat suit with fur accents.

From US News

It could probably pass for a college bar, if not for the metal detector at the door and the never-ending parade of bare and bespangled bosoms.

From New York Times