[spang-guh
l] 
noun, verb, -gled, -gling.| 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. |
| 3. | to decorate with spangles. |
| 4. | to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots, etc. |
| 5. | to glitter with or like spangles. |
| span·gle (spāng'gəl) n.
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. |
