spangle
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
any small, bright drop, object, spot, or the like.
to decorate with spangles.
to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots, etc.
to glitter with or like spangles.
Origin of spangle
1Other words from spangle
- spangly, adjective
- un·span·gled, adjective
Words Nearby spangle
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How to use spangle in a sentence
He rowed, always keeping his bow towards the far-off spangle of lights which showed where the Trunella lay at anchor.
The Shadow | Arthur StringerThey might miss the spangle and sawdust of the circus, you know.
Letty and the Twins | Helen Sherman GriffithA thousand palm-crowned and foam-girdled reefs spangle the ocean to the north and east of Tahiti.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardOn every hand luscious lawns spread, filled with crocuses and dandelions just beginning to spangle the green.
A Son of the Middle Border | Hamlin GarlandAnd at any moment, of course, a turn of the kaleidoscope might suddenly toss a bright spangle into the grey pattern of one's days.
The Reef | Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for spangle
/ (ˈspæŋɡəl) /
a small thin piece of metal or other shiny material used as a decoration, esp on clothes; sequin
any glittering or shiny spot or object
(intr) to glitter or shine with or like spangles
(tr) to decorate or cover with spangles
Origin of spangle
1Derived forms of spangle
- spangly, adjective
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