spangled

span·gle

S0601700 (spăng′gəl)n.1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight.v. span·gled, span·gling, span·gles v.tr. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles: Lights spangled the night skyline.v.intr. To sparkle in the manner of spangles.

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[Middle English spangel, diminutive of spange, from Middle Dutch, clasp; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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span′gly adj.

spangled

(ˈspæŋɡəld) adjcovered with small shiny objects

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Adj.

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spangled - covered with beads or jewels or sequinsgemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangly, beadyadorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

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