Bespangle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]
     To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
     brilliant or glittering.
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           The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
                                                    --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bespangle
       v 1: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: {spangle}]
       2: dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "bespangle":
     band, bar, bead, bejewel, beribbon, bespeckle, bespot, blotch,
     check, checker, dapple, diamond, dot, engrave, feather, figure,
     filigree, flag, flake, fleck, flounce, flower, freckle, garland,
     gem, glitter, harlequin, illuminate, iris, jewel, maculate, marble,
     marbleize, motley, mottle, paint, pepper, plume, polychrome,
     polychromize, rainbow, ribbon, spangle, speck, speckle, splotch,
     spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud,
     tattoo, tessellate, tinsel, variegate, vein, wreathe