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Definition of spangled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spangled

adjective

/ˈspæŋɡld/

/ˈspæŋɡld/

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covered or decorated with small pieces of something shiny
- a spangled costume
see also Star-Spangled Banner
Word Originlate Middle English: diminutive from obsolete spang ‘glittering ornament’, from Middle Dutch spange ‘buckle’.

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