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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing;
[syn: sequin, spangle, diamante]


VERB (2)

1. glitter as if covered with spangles;

2. decorate with spangles;
- Example: "the star-spangled banner"
[syn: spangle, bespangle]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spangle \Span"gle\, v. i. To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter. [1913 Webster] Some men by feigning words as dark as mine Make truth to spangle, and its rays to shine. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spangle \Span"gle\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. "The rich spangles that adorn the sky." --Waller. [1913 Webster] Oak spangle. See under Oak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spangle \Span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. --Donne. [1913 Webster] What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Spangled coquette (Zool.), a tropical humming bird (Lophornis reginae). See Coquette, 2. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spangle n 1: adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle, diamante] v 1: glitter as if covered with spangles 2: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: spangle, bespangle]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

87 Moby Thesaurus words for "spangle": adorn, band, bar, bead, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blink, blinking, blotch, check, checker, coruscate, coruscation, dapple, decorate, diamond, dot, engrave, feather, figure, filigree, firefly, flag, flake, fleck, flounce, flower, freckle, garland, gem, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, harlequin, illuminate, iris, jewel, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle, ornament, paint, pepper, plume, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, ribbon, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, spark, sparkle, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stroboscopic light, stud, tattoo, tessellate, tinsel, trim, twinkle, twinkling, variegate, vein, wreathe
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

spangle n. [UK] The singular of bells and whistles. See also spungle.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Spangle, WA -- U.S. town in Washington Population (2000): 240 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 0.383624 sq. miles (0.993582 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.383624 sq. miles (0.993582 sq. km) FIPS code: 66290 Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 47.430641 N, 117.377083 W ZIP Codes (1990): 99031 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Spangle, WA Spangle