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bespangle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb bespangle has 2 senses
- bespangle(v = verb.creation) spangle - decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" is one way to adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
- bespangle(v = verb.contact) Array - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects; Array is one way to disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
bespangle, v. t.
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering. [1913 Webster]
"The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops."
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THESAURUS
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, wreatheROGET THESAURUS
bespangle
Ornament
VB ornament, overlay with ornament, overcharge, smell of the lamp, ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize, smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain, garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank, trick out, fig out, deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array, begawd, titivate, dress, dress up, spangle, bespangle, powder, embroider, work, chase, emboss, fret, emblazon, illuminate, illustrate, become.
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