frou-frou vs spangle

frou-frou

noun
  • A rustling sound, particularly the rustling of a large silk dress. 

adj
  • Liable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dresses. 

  • Unimportant, silly, useless. 

  • Highly ornamented, overly elaborate; excessively girly. 

verb
  • To move with the sound of rustling dresses. 

spangle

noun
  • A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin. 

  • A speckle or spot, especially on the body of an animal. 

  • Any small sparkling object. 

  • A point of light; also (rare), a glitter, a sparkle. 

  • A shiny particle of a mineral. 

  • A star. 

  • Any of a number of swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio); specifically Papilio protenor. 

verb
  • To adorn or decorate (something). 

  • To fix spangles or sparkling objects to (something); to bespangle. 

  • To flash, glitter, or sparkle. 

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