Meaning of BESPANGLE
| Pronunciation: | | bi'spanggul
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- [v] dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
- [v] decorate with spangles
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| | Synonyms: | | spangle |
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| | See Also: | | adorn, beautify, decorate, disperse, dot, dust, embellish, grace, ornament, scatter, sprinkle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
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| | Related Terms: | | band, bar, bead, bejewel, beribbon, bespeckle, bespot, blotch, check, checker, dapple, diamond, dot, engrave, feather, figure, filigree, flag, flake, fleck, flounce, flower, freckle, garland, gem, glitter, harlequin, illuminate, iris, jewel, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle, paint, pepper, plume, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, ribbon, spangle, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tessellate, tinsel, variegate, vein, wreathe |
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