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span•gle

Pronunciation: (spang'gul), [key]
—n., v., -gled, -gling.

—n.
1. a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used esp. for decorating garments.
2. any small, bright drop, object, spot, or the like.

—v.t.
1. to decorate with spangles.
2. to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots, etc.

—v.i.
to glitter with or like spangles.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

spang

spangled glass

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