spang

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SPANG, noun A spangle or shining ornament; a thin piece of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament. 2. An y little thing sparkling and brilliant like pieces of metal; as crystals of ice. For the rich spangles that adorn the sky.
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