spangle
noun
[ ˈspaŋɡ(ə)l ]
• a small thin piece of glittering material, typically sewn as one of many on clothing for decoration; a sequin.
• "we were dressed for the show in leotards covered with silver spangles"
spangle
verb
• cover with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights.
• "stars spangled the moonless sky"
Origin:
late Middle English: diminutive from obsolete spang ‘glittering ornament’, from Middle Dutch spange ‘buckle’.
