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sparkle(1) (iou)



sparkle noun. ME.
[from SPARK noun1 + -LE1.]
A small spark or burning fragment. ME.
Sir W. Scott The sparkles which flew from the horses' hoofs.
b. fig. = SPARK noun1 1b. arch. LME.
= SPARK noun1 2. arch. ME.
A small ruby or diamond. rare. L15-E18.
A glittering or flashing point of light. L15.
J. Ruskin The sparkles streaming from their..wings like the glitter of many suns. W. Lewis The excellent cognac..put a..sparkle in her eye.
b. fig. A flashing glance. L16.
A tiny piece or spot of something. Now chiefly, a glittering particle. M16.
Glittering or flashing appearance or quality. L16.
I. Murdoch The fountain..whose sparkle they had seen from across the lake.
b. fig. Vivacity, liveliness of spirit. E17.
L. Blue The conversation lacked sparkle.
Effervescence. M19.
Comb.: sparkleberry the farkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum, a large shrub of the southern US.