spangled
To be spangled is to be decorated with beads, jewels, sequins, or other adornments. The American flag is called star-spangled, because it is full of stars.
Something spangled is covered with little decorations. A shirt with rhinestones all over it is spangled. A hat with little jewels on it is spangled. A banner with beads is spangled. When something is spangled, it's been spritzed up, spruced up, and made more colorful. Something spangled is usually more interesting to look at: it’s more detailed.
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covered with beads or jewels or sequins
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The American National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, is sung at assemblies, before sporting events, and it has even been sung before all the presidential debates this year. The words were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the war of 1812. Key's words embody a spirit of perseverance that has become essentially linked to the idea of American character and identity. Here are fifteen vocabulary from the entire Star-Spangled Banner, including words from the little-known three additional verses.
After calling the police during an end-of-summer party, Melinda is an outcast at school. How can Melinda tell the truth about what really happened when she won't even speak?
"Stop! Thief!" are the words often shouted at him, so a young orphan takes that as his name as he struggles to survive in Warsaw during World War II.