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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPAN'GLE, v.t. To set or sprinkle with spangles; to adorn with small distinct brilliant bodies; as a spangled breastplate. What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty-

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle, diamante] v
1: glitter as if covered with spangles
2: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: spangle, bespangle]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English spangel, diminutive of spang shiny ornament, probably from Middle Dutch spange; akin to Old English spang buckle, Middle Dutch spannen to stretch Date: 15th century 1. a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing 2. a small glittering object or particle II. verb (spangled; spangling) Date: circa 1548 transitive verb to set or sprinkle with or as if with spangles intransitive verb to glitter as if covered with spangles ; sparkle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a small thin piece of glittering material esp. used in quantity to ornament a dress etc.; a sequin. 2 a small sparkling object. 3 (in full spangle gall) a spongy excrescence on oak-leaves. --v.tr. (esp. as spangled adj.) cover with or as with spangles (star-spangled; spangled costume). Derivatives: spangly adj. Etymology: ME f. spang f. MDu. spange, OHG spanga, ON spöng brooch f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spangle Span"gle, n. [OE. spangel, dim. of AS. spange. See Spang a spangle.] 1. A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress. 2. Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. ``The rich spangles that adorn the sky.'' --Waller. Oak spangle. See under Oak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spangle Span"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. --Donne. What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak. Spangled coquette (Zo["o]l.), a tropical humming bird (Lophornis regin[ae]). See Coquette, 2.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spangle Span"gle, v. i. To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter. Some men by feigning words as dark as mine Make truth to spangle, and its rays to shine. --Bunyan.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(spangles) Spangles are small pieces of shiny metal or plastic which are used to decorate clothing or hair. ...robes that glittered with spangles. N-COUNT: usu pl

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A seven shilling piece.

Moby Thesaurus

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