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spangly
span·gle S0601700 (spăng′gəl)n.1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight.v. span·gled, span·gling, span·gles v.tr. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles: Lights spangled the night skyline.v.intr. To sparkle in the manner of spangles.
[Middle English spangel, diminutive of spange, from Middle Dutch, clasp; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
span′gly adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  spangly - covered with beads or jewels or sequinsgemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, beadyadorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction |
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Synonyms for spanglyadj covered with beads or jewels or sequinsSynonyms- gemmed
- jeweled
- jewelled
- sequined
- spangled
- beady
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