spangle

(spăng'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., -gled, -gling, -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.]

spangly span'gly adj.

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noun

A small sparkling decoration: glitter, sequin. See beautiful/ugly.

verb

To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

[UK] The singular of bells and whistles. See also spungle.

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For a list of words related to spangles, see:

• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - spangles: small, shiny, metal disks sewn on fabric

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See words rhyming with "spangly."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - paillet
v. tr. - besætte med pailletter
v. intr. - glitre

Nederlands (Dutch)
lovertje, glinstering, met lovers versieren, met sterren bezaaien

Français (French)
n. - paillette
v. tr. - scintiller, pailleter (de)
v. intr. - scintiller, pailleter (de)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Paillette, Gallapfel
v. - übersäen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παγιέτα, πούλια
v. - διακοσμώ με πούλιες, λαμποκοπώ από πούλιες

Italiano (Italian)
lustrino, coprire di lustrini, splendere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lantejoula (f), qualquer objeto pequeno reluzente
v. - reluzir, cintilar

Русский (Russian)
блестка, блеск, покрывать блестками, блестеть

Español (Spanish)
n. - lentejuela
v. tr. - adornar con lentejuelas
v. intr. - destellar, centellar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - paljett, glittrande ting
v. - paljettera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
亮晶晶的小东西, 用闪光饰物装饰, 使闪烁发光, 闪烁发光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 亮晶晶的小東西
v. tr. - 用閃光飾物裝飾, 使閃爍發光
v. intr. - 閃爍發光

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스팽글 (번쩍이는 금속 장식), 번쩍번쩍 빛나는 것 , 떡갈나무 잎에 생기는 버섯 모양의 돌기
v. tr. - 금속 장식을 달다, (보석 따위를) 박아 넣다
v. intr. - 번쩍번쩍 빛나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スパンコール, ぴかぴか光るもの
v. - 飾る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أللمعه, ألترترة (فعل) يرصع بلمع صغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דיסקית-עיטור, נצנצים‬
v. tr. - ‮נצנץ‬
v. intr. - ‮קישט בנצנצים‬

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