spangle
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is…A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.
» In spring brightly green, and spangled with wild flowers, by midsummer this prairie had grown sere and yellow.
Meaning
7 sensesA small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.
Flitter, Flitterblättchen, Glanzplättchen
блёсткаbljóstka, и́скраískra, искра́iskrá
блискі́ткаblyskítka, бли́скіткаblýskitka
Any small sparkling object.
Any small sparkling object.
A shiny particle of a mineral.
(figuratively)A star.
(broadly)A point of light; also (rare), a glitter, a sparkle.
(broadly)A speckle or spot, especially on the body of an animal.
Any of a number of swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio); specifically Papilio protenor.
- adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
Examples
4 sentencesIn spring brightly green, and spangled with wild flowers, by midsummer this prairie had grown sere and yellow.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
deOh sag, weht dieses sternenbesetzte Banner noch über dem Land der Freien und der Heimat der Tapferen?
Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
Oh, say, does that Star-spangled Banner yet wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English spangel (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangleThe noun is derived from Middle English spangel (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament”) [and other forms], from spang (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament; type of bowl or cup”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Spang is derived from Middle Dutch spange, spaenge (“buckle, clasp; brooch; spangle”) (modern Dutch spang (“clasp; hook; metal hairband; metal pin”)), from Middle Low German spangel (“small chain or clasp”), from Proto-Germanic *spangō (“brooch; clasp”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (“to twist; to weave”). The English word is analysable as spang + -le (diminutive suffix).
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