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spangle/ˈspæŋɡ(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small thin piece of glittering material, esp. used in quantity to ornament a dress etc.; a sequin (尤指衣服上用作装饰的)亮晶晶的饰片 2 a small sparkling object 闪闪发光的小物件 3 (in full 全称 spangle gall) a spongy excrescence on oak leaves (栎叶上的)软赘(虫瘿) ●v. tr. (esp. as 尤作 spangled adj.) cover with or as with spangles 使闪烁发光;以亮晶晶的饰片装饰 star-spangled 星光灿烂的; spangled costume 镶有闪光饰片的服装 □ spangly /-ŋɡli/ adj.[Middle English from spang, via Middle Dutch spange, Old High German spanga, Old Norse spöng ‘brooch’ from Germanic] |