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  • noun Plural form of spangle.

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Examples

  • Vermilion and spangles, meaning of, substitutes for blood -- Lakhera 5, 6

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

  • In poetry it is common to speak of the stars as 'spangles' and of the heavens as 'spangled': comp.

    Milton's Comus John Milton 1641

  • She needed something simple and well cut, but everything we saw was covered in lace and flounces and spangles, as if a group of kindergartners had broken into the craft closet and gone wild.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Having done this now for two years with my own daughter, I continue to be amazed by the plunging necklines, built-in push-up bras, spangles, feathers, slits and peek-a-boos.

    Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That? Jennifer Moses 2011

  • Although Sheri and Cedric are initially shocked at the idea of their mousey Toni who works as a waitress in an Italian restaurant getting done up in spangles and glitter, the contest judge who is foolish enough to cross the Campari tribe unleashes a fury of familial defiance.

    George Heymont: Fancy Footwork (Competition Isn't Everything) George Heymont 2011

  • She needed something simple and well cut, but everything we saw was covered in lace and flounces and spangles, as if a group of kindergartners had broken into the craft closet and gone wild.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • There's now reining, which uses Western saddles and a lot of spangles.

    The World Equestrian Games: Olympics For Horses 2010

  • Jennifer Grey trades her Dancing With the Stars spangles for hospital gowns when she guests as the mother of a mysteriously ill baby on tonight's House.

    Jennifer Grey's House Call 2010

  • There's now reining, which uses Western saddles and a lot of spangles.

    The World Equestrian Games: Olympics For Horses 2010

  • Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal There were also spangles and sparkles in slim, body-hugging evening gowns.

    Long, Lean and Monochrome at Michael Kors 2011

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