What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
{Spangled coquette} (Zo["o]l.), a tropical humming bird ({Lophornis regin[ae]}). See {Coquette}, 2. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
spangling — span·gle || spæŋgl n. small glittering disk sewn on garments as decoration; any small sparkling object v. decorate with spangles, decorate with sparkles, cover with small shiny pieces … English contemporary dictionary
spangling — spangˈling noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑spang … Useful english dictionary
Lophornis reginae — Spangle Span gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spangling}.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. Donne. [1913 Webster] What stars do… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spangle — Span gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spangling}.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. Donne. [1913 Webster] What stars do spangle heaven … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spangled — Spangle Span gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spangling}.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. Donne. [1913 Webster] What stars do… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spangled coquette — Spangle Span gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spangling}.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. Donne. [1913 Webster] What stars do… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spangle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spangel, diminutive of spang shiny ornament, probably from Middle Dutch spange; akin to Old English spang buckle, Middle Dutch spannen to stretch Date: 15th century 1. a small plate of shining metal or plastic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bronzed Drongo — near Purbasthali in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Spangle — Spangle: = Meaning: Just talking absolute rubbish A definition of this word can often be heard in a school in Stoke on Trent, England. SpangleTo spangle is to make a mess of somethingSpangleTo spangle is to be a pillock.To Spangle whoever keeps… … Wikipedia
Spotted Greenshank — Taxobox name = Spotted Greenshank image caption = Non breeding plumage status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Tringa species = T. guttifer… … Wikipedia
