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   spangle

   /ˈspaŋɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a small thin piece of glittering material, typically sewn as one of many on clothing for decoration; a sequin: "we were dressed for the show in leotards covered with silver spangles"
   • ▪ a spot of bright colour or light: "the fish is spotted with spangles of colour"

   verb

   • 1. cover with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights: "stars spangled the moonless sky"

   Word Origin late Middle English: diminutive from obsolete spang ‘glittering ornament’, from Middle Dutch spange ‘buckle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spangly adjective

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