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Spangle   /spˈæŋgəl/   Listen
Spangle

noun
1.
Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing.  Synonyms: diamante, sequin.






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"Spangle" Quotes from Famous Books



... laughed heartily, and rode away. But I know not what was in't; I was troubled in mind about him, and thought, as he was riding away, that I would never see him again; and sure enough it so happened; for the next day, being airing in his coach with Miss Spangle, the lady he had brought, he happened to see Mungo Argyle with his dogs and his gun, and my lord being as particular about his game as the other was about boxes of tea and kegs of brandy, he jumped out of the carriage, and ran to take the gun. Words passed, ...
— The Annals of the Parish • John Galt

... the heavens, according to that to the Ephesians, 'He heath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.' Ah! these blessed considerations and scriptures, with many others of like nature, were in those days made to spangle in mine eye, so that I have cause to say, 'Praise ye the Lord God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power; praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to ...
— Life of Bunyan • Rev. James Hamilton

... held, surrounded by a crowd of eager country-women, anxious to give Ned the preference, first, because he was a well-wisher; secondly, because he hadn't his heart in the penny; and thirdly, because he gave sixpence a spangle more than any ...
— The Ned M'Keown Stories - Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of - William Carleton, Volume Three • William Carleton



Words linked to "Spangle" :   decorate, beautify, ornament, adorn, spangly, glisten, embellish, diamante, shine, glint, gleam, bespangle, adornment, grace, glitter



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