The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lophornis reginae
Spangle \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.
--Donne.
What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty?
--Shak.
Spangled coquette (Zo["o]l.), a tropical humming bird ( Lophornis regin[ae]). See Coquette, 2.