As fire is wont to quicken and go
From a sparkle sprungen amiss,
Till a city brent up is. --Chaucer.
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The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some
sparkles of his fiery temper. --Prescott.
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2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Sparkle — Spar kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.] 1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparkle — Spar kle, v. t. To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. Did sparkle forth great light. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparkle — [n] glitter, shine animation, brilliance, coruscation, dash, dazzle, élan, flash, flicker, gaiety, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitz, glow, life, panache, radiance, scintillation, shimmer, show, spark, spirit, twinkle, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*,… … New thesaurus
sparkle — [spär′kəl] vi. sparkled, sparkling [ME sparklen, freq. of sparken, to SPARK1] 1. to throw off sparks 2. to gleam or shine in flashes; glitter or glisten, as jewels, sunlit water, etc. 3. to be brilliant and lively [sparkling wit] … English World dictionary
Sparkle — Spar kle, v. t. [Cf. {Sparble}.] 1. To disperse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. State Papers. [1913 Webster] 2. To scatter on or over. [Obs.] Purchas. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparkle — index spirit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sparkle — vb *flash, gleam, glance, glint, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sparkle — ► VERB 1) shine brightly with flashes of light. 2) be vivacious and witty. 3) (sparkling) (of drink) effervescent. ► NOUN 1) a glittering flash of light. 2) vivacity and wit … English terms dictionary
