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| | + | ===Etymology=== |
| | + | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|spang||a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup|lang=enm}}, likely from {{etyl|dum}} {{term|spange||buckle, clasp|lang=dum}} or {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|spang||buckle, clasp|lang=ang}} |
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| | + | ===Noun=== |
| | + | # a shiny [[ornament]] or object; a [[spangle]] |
| | + | # a spring; a leaping or springing up; a violent blow or movement |
| | + | # a [[span]] |
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| | ===Verb=== | | ===Verb=== |
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| | #* '''1918''', Zane Grey, ''The U.P. Trail'': | | #* '''1918''', Zane Grey, ''The U.P. Trail'': |
| | #*:"How clear, sweet, '''spanging''' the hammer blows!" | | #*:"How clear, sweet, '''spanging''' the hammer blows!" |
| | + | # to set with bright points: star or spangle |
| | + | # to [[leap]]; [[spring]] |
| | + | # to cause to [[spring]]; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence |
| | + | # to [[hitch]]; [[fasten]] |
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| | ===Adverb=== | | ===Adverb=== |
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| | #* '''1936''', Djuna Barnes, ''Nightwood'', Faber & Faber 2007, p. 22: | | #* '''1936''', Djuna Barnes, ''Nightwood'', Faber & Faber 2007, p. 22: |
| | #*: And I didn't stop until I found myself '''spang''' in the middle of the Musée de Cluny, clutching the rack. | | #*: And I didn't stop until I found myself '''spang''' in the middle of the Musée de Cluny, clutching the rack. |
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| | + | ====References==== |
| | + | * Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia |
| | + | * {{Webster}} |
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| | ===Anagrams=== | | ===Anagrams=== |
