1.
[syn: spangle, bespangle]
2. dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
[1913 Webster]
The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bespangle
v 1: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn:
spangle, bespangle]
2: dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "bespangle":
band, bar, bead, bejewel, beribbon, bespeckle, bespot, blotch,
check, checker, dapple, diamond, dot, engrave, feather, figure,
filigree, flag, flake, fleck, flounce, flower, freckle, garland,
gem, glitter, harlequin, illuminate, iris, jewel, maculate, marble,
marbleize, motley, mottle, paint, pepper, plume, polychrome,
polychromize, rainbow, ribbon, spangle, speck, speckle, splotch,
spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud,
tattoo, tessellate, tinsel, variegate, vein, wreathe