spangled
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈspæŋɡəld/
:
con lentejuelas
- Upon his return to Italy, Nero entered Rome in a purple robe spangled with golden stars, wearing his Olympic crown.
Examples
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The American flags we were given upon assuming citizenship were supposed to blind us with star-spangled magnificence.
Academic text (2009) -
Besides, I don't know what the point is of this spangled ballet skirt.
Fiction book (1995) -
Today Mary had to read the note three times, the room around her spangled in strange light.
Fiction book (1995) -
I never had the nerve to wear clothes that were tight and spangled, jazzy and stretchy.
Fiction book (2000) -
The trolley wheels sang on the track in Tsvetayeva's spangled, impossible phrases.
Fiction book (1997) -
He's wearing a wonderful black spangled dress, a thick shawl, and carries a rather long wand.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Milky Way marched across the August night like the star-spangled banner unfurling.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Scribe King's monkey headdress is a spangled turban typical of scribes, artists, and sages.
Academic text (2010) -
The dress was beautifully spangled with sequins that shimmered in the light.
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At the party, she wore a spangled jacket that caught everyone's attention.
Synonyms
1
7.9
Covered with small shiny pieces like sequins that reflect light
1
6.1
Covered with jewels that sparkle and look showy
1
5.4
Covered with small shiny discs sewn onto cloth
1
3.4
Decorated with small round objects sewn onto cloth or strung on thread
1
5.4
Covered with many small shiny beads or jewels
1
3.9
Covered with small shiny stones or beads to look rich
1
4.0
Having many small decorations like metal points, gems, or lights
1
6.6
Covered with shiny thin strips that make it glitter
Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people
Decorated with jewels, beads, or sequins
Having gems or jewels attached, like on a necklace
Decorated with small metal studs
A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful
Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful
Compounds
- Formal
7
3.7
The national anthem of the United States with words by Francis Scott Key
7
3.4
The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country
How Sparkly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spangled comes from spangle, a word for a small shiny piece like a 'sequin' or a tiny 'spark'. So something spangled is covered with many little shiny bits that 'sparkle' and catch the light.