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SPANGLING
Verb
spangling
present participle of spangle
Noun
spangling (plural spanglings)
A sparkling metallic ornamentation.
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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