spangle
pronunciation
How to pronounce spangle in British English:
UK [ˈspæŋgl]
How to pronounce spangle in American English:
US ['spæŋɡl]
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- Noun:
- adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
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- Verb:
- glitter as if covered with spangles
- decorate with spangles
Word Origin
- spangle (n.)
- early 15c., "small piece of glittering metal," diminutive of spang "glittering ornament, spangle," probably from Middle Dutch spange "brooch, clasp," cognate with Old English spang "buckle, clasp," from Proto-Germanic *spango, from an extended form of the root of span (v.).
- spangle (v.)
- 1540s, "cover with spangles," from spangle (n.). Intransitive meaning "glitter, glisten" is from 1630s. Related: Spangled; spangling.
Example
- 1. A spangle used to ornament a dress or costume .
- 2. Did you have a pet named spangle pants ?
- 3. And so what , if I love each feather and each spangle .