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spangle

/sˈpæŋɡəl/SPANG-guhl
/sˈpæŋɡəl/SPANG-guhl

Meaningmetal clasp

Common meaning: small shiny piece sewn on clothing

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishspange‘metal clasp’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsmetal clasp → small ornamentspangel‘small ornament’source
  3. Englishspangle‘small shiny piece sewn on clothing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English spange ‘metal clasp’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SPANGLE, p. 577 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • spange Old English “metal clasp”

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