bespangle

transitive verb

be·​span·​gle

bi-ˈspaŋ-gəl,

bē-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to adorn with spangles : dot or sprinkle with brillantly sparkling or glittering objects

the grass … is all bespangled with dewdrops

—William Cowper

Word History

Etymology

be- + spangle

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