Adorned with spangles; set with many small bright objects. Compare star-spangled.

Having numerous small pointed markings on the wing or body. In spangled pigeons the markings are on the ‘shoulder,’ or bend of the wing; in fowls, such as the spangled Hamburgs, they occur on the body as well. Spangles differ from checkers in being smaller and more numerous.

verb. Simple past tense and past participle of spangle.

adjective. Having spangles

adjective. covered with beads or jewels or sequins

"Fanny Assingham might really have been there, at all events, like one of the assistants in the ring at the circus, to keep up the pace of the sleek revolving animal on whose back the lady in short spangled skirts should brilliantly caper and posture."

spangled coquette  

adorned  decorated  

Star-Spangled Banner  spangled kookaburra  

angled  dangled  entangled  fangled  jangled  

a-tremble  battle  best-loved  cheerfuller  choric  

ablaze  adorned  aglow  alight  bathed with light  

spangle