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span⋅gle

  [spang-guhl] noun, verb, -gled, -gling.
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–noun
1. a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used esp. for decorating garments.
2. any small, bright drop, object, spot, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
3. to decorate with spangles.
4. to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots, etc.
–verb (used without object)
5. to glitter with or like spangles.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME spangele (n.), equiv. to spange spangle (perh. < MD) + -le -le

Related forms:
spangly, adjective
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span·gle   (spāng'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.

[Middle English spangel, diminutive of spange, from Middle Dutch, clasp; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
span'gly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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