span·gle (sp ng g l)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. span·gled, span·gling, span·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; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] span gly adj. |
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