spangle /ˈspæŋɡəl/noun 7verb 3forms 6 noun7 •A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.The other Knight was all in milke white, his attiring els, all cutte in starres, which made of cloath of silver, and silver spangles, each way seemed to cast many aspects. — 1580 •Any small sparkling object.There they doe finde that godly aged Sire, / VVith snowy lockes adowne his shoulders shed, / As hoary frost with spangles doth attire / The mossy braunches of an Oke halfe ded. — 1590 •A shiny particle of a mineral. •A point of light; also (rare), a glitter, a sparkle. •(figurative) A star.Thus in a Starry night fond children cry / For the rich spangles that adorn the Sky; / Which though they shine for ever fixed there, / With light and influence relieve us here. — 1645 •A speckle or spot, especially on the body of an animal. •Any of a number of swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio); specifically Papilio protenor.Spangle butterfly (Papilio protenor) photographed in Tokyo, Japan. — 2008 verb3 •To fix spangles or sparkling objects to (something); to bespangle.What stars do spangle heauen with such beautie, / As those two eyes become that heauenly face? — 1590 •(figurative) To adorn or decorate (something).It seems it is in fashion with you to sugar your papers with Carnation phrases, and spangle your speeches with new quodled words. — 1647 •To flash, glitter, or sparkle. formsspangled · spangledst · spangling · spangles · spangleth · spanglest
