bespangle

be·span·gle

[bih-spang-guhl]
verb (used with object), be·span·gled, be·span·gling.
to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles; make sparkle brilliantly: grass bespangled with dewdrops; poetry bespangled with vivid imagery.

Origin:
1585–95; be- + spangle

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bespangle (bɪˈspæŋɡəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles

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