Spangle

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspæŋ.É¡É™l/
• (also) US IPA: /ˈspeɪŋ.É¡É™l/
• Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Origin

From Middle English spangel ("a small piece of ornamental metal; a small ornament")

Full definition of spangle

Noun

1. A small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn on to a garment as decoration; a sequin.
• 1959, Georgette Heyer, The Unknown Ajax Chapter 1, And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott …: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.
2. Any small sparkling object.
• Edmund Waller (1606-1687)the rich spangles that adorn the sky

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sparkle, flash or coruscate.
2. (transitive) To fix spangles to; to adorn with small, brilliant bodies.
• ShakespeareWhat stars do spangle heaven with such beauty?