From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspanglespan‧gle1 /ˈspæŋɡəl/ verb [transitive] SHINYto cover something with shiny points of lightbe spangled with something The city skyline was spangled with lights. —spangled, spangly adjective acrobats in spangled tights→ See Verb table
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spangle• A lovely white hand, spangled and professionally looked after, gripped Lois's arm for an intimate squeeze.• A cornucopia of rare minerals leapt before him, spangled by street light as it softened through leaf.• Upperparts spangled with grey or yellowish or black; no white on nape; underparts in breeding plumage largely black.• The curtains at the tiny windows are spangled with yellow flowers.be spangled with something• As night fell, the city became spangled with lights.• The curtains at the tiny windows are spangled with yellow flowers.spanglespangle2 noun [countable] DCSHINYa small piece of shiny metal or plastic sewn onto clothes to give them a shining effect SYN sequinExamples from the Corpus
spangle• Watching a youth in a blue tunic and spangles performing on the slack rope, he determined to attempt a similar feat.• Other spangles of colour combine to great effect in this beautiful fish.• He scouts up the lame, the netting, the Lycra, the spangles and the ticking in Tijuana fabric outlets.• She seemed to be wearing Anna's evening dress, long and black and trailing on the floor, winking with spangles.Origin spangle (1400-1500) spang “shiny decoration” ((15-17 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language 