Span·gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling ] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate.
What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak.
Spangled coquette Zool., a tropical humming bird (Lophornis reginae). See Coquette, 2.