SPANGLES

Noun

spangles

plural of spangle

Anagrams

• pangless

Proper noun

Spangles

plural of Spangle

Anagrams

• pangless

Source: Wiktionary


SPANGLE

Span"gle, n. Etym: [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.

Span"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling.]

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), a tropical humming bird (Lophornis reginæ). See Coquette, 2.

Span"gle, v. i.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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