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spangle
c.1420, dim. of
spang
"glittering ornament, spangle," probably from M.Du.
spange
"brooch, clasp," cognate with O.E.
spang
"buckle, clasp," from P.Gmc.
*spango,
from an extended form of the root of
span
(2). The verb is attested from 1548.
