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Spangle vs Spangler - What's the difference?

spangle | spangler |

As nouns the difference between spangle and spangler

is that spangle is a small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn on to a garment as decoration; a sequin while spangler is one who, or that which, spangles.

As a verb spangle

is to sparkle, flash or coruscate.

spangle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn on to a garment as decoration; a sequin.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.}}
  • Any small sparkling object.
  • * (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
  • the rich spangles that adorn the sky

    Verb

    (spangl)
  • To sparkle, flash or coruscate.
  • To fix spangles to; to adorn with small, brilliant bodies.
  • * Shakespeare
  • What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty?

    See also

    * Spangles (British boiled sweet )

    spangler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, spangles.
  • (Webster 1913)