verb transitiveWord forms: beˈspangled or beˈspangling
to cover with or as with spangles
bespangle in American English
(bɪˈspæŋɡəl)
transitive verbWord forms: -gled, -gling
to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles; make sparkle brilliantly
grass bespangled with dewdrops
poetry bespangled with vivid imagery
Word origin
[1585–95; be- + spangle]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: competence, corridor, keyhole, sine, switchbe- is a native English prefix formerly used in the formation of verbs. Other words thatuse the affix be- include: become, bedaub, befriend, besiege