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fandangle

British  
/ fænˈdæŋɡəl /

noun

  1. elaborate ornament

  2. nonsense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fandangle

C19: perhaps from fandango

Example Sentences

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There were red bandanas with Texas-shaped clasps for the guests, a tour of the ranch and a historical pageant known as a "Texas Fandangle"�border-country Spanglish for fandango, the frenetic Mexican dance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why, I’ve never had a ride in a motor 64 car in my life, and I’ve never eaten in one of those fandangle hotels; and the way you put it, I’m just crazy to go!”

From Project Gutenberg

Ask her for bread these days and she gives you a Cluny-lace fandangle.

From Project Gutenberg

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