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Definition of Spangly
1. Adjective. Covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated
Derivative terms: Bead, Spangle
Definition of Spangly
1. a. Resembling, or consisting of, spangles; glittering; as, spangly light.
Definition of Spangly
1. Adjective. Decorated with spangles; sparkly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spangly
1. covered with spangles [adj -GLIER, -GLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spangly
Literary usage of Spangly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine (1883)
"It was stated in the former report that the cold-rolled and annealed discs thus
treated had yielded in different proportions a black scaly or spangly ..."
2. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"When cold—rolled, d annealed steel was thus treated, it yielded considerable is
of an insoluble residue, consisting of black spangly ;'articles, ..."
3. ... The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1892)
"... old painted coats-of-arms, bevel-edged mirrors, and in one sleeping-room a
glass case of wax-work flowers and spangly symbols, with a legend signifying ..."
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