heliotrope vs spangle

heliotrope

noun
  • A bloodstone (a variety of quartz). 

  • A light purple or violet colour. 

  • Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens. 

  • An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor. 

  • The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. 

  • A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. 

adj
  • Light purple or violet. 

  • Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun. 

spangle

noun
  • A shiny particle of a mineral. 

  • 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 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 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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