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n. - Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing v. - Decorate with shiny circles that hang; Glitter as if covered with shiny circles.

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  • But beneath the spangle and tinsel, there's steel.
  • Just some jewels, pre-spangle. : x xo tastyfake at
  • She would see like fireflies the stars alight and spangle
  • The silvery leaves of the eucalyptus trees spangle like tinsel.
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