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Noun: spangle  spang-gul
  1. Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
    "The dancer's costume sparkled with thousands of spangles";
    - sequin, diamanté
Verb: spangle  spang-gul
  1. Decorate with spangles
    "the star-spangled banner";
    - bespangle
     
  2. Glitter as if covered with spangles
    "The dress spangled under the bright lights"

Derived forms: spangles, spangled, spangling

Type of: adorn, adornment, beautify, decorate, embellish, fancify, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, grace, ornament, shine

Encyclopedia: Spangle, Washington