Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To adorn with spangles; dot or sprinkle with small glittering objects.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To cover something with spangles

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb decorate with spangles
  • verb dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects

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  • "Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see

    The dew bespangling herb and tree."

    -from Corinna's Going A-Maying

    January 14, 2010