FANGLE

Etymology 1

Verb

fangle (third-person singular simple present fangles, present participle fangling, simple past and past participle fangled)

(obsolete or dialectal) To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.

(obsolete or dialectal) To trim showily; entangle; hang about.

(obsolete or dialectal) To waste time; trifle.

Usage notes

Although obsolete in general English, the verb is still occasionally used in some regions, and is retained in the expression newfangled.

Etymology 2

Noun

fangle (plural fangles)

(obsolete) A prop; a taking up; a new thing.

Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy.

A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.

A conceit; whim.

Anagrams

• flange

Source: Wiktionary

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Fan"gle, n. Etym: [From Fang, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing.]

Definition: Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.

Fan"gle, v. t.

Definition: To fashion. [Obs.] To control and new fangle the Scripture. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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