SPANGLE


Meaning of SPANGLE in English

I. verb

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A cornucopia of rare minerals leapt before him, spangled by street light as it softened through leaf.

A lovely white hand, spangled and professionally looked after, gripped Lois's arm for an intimate squeeze.

The curtains at the tiny windows are spangled with yellow flowers.

Upperparts spangled with grey or yellowish or black; no white on nape; underparts in breeding plumage largely black.

II. noun

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He scouts up the lame, the netting, the Lycra, the spangles and the ticking in Tijuana fabric outlets.

Other spangles of colour combine to great effect in this beautiful fish.

She seemed to be wearing Anna's evening dress, long and black and trailing on the floor, winking with spangles.

Watching a youth in a blue tunic and spangles performing on the slack rope, he determined to attempt a similar feat.

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