fan|gle

fan|gle
fan|gle «FANG guhl», noun.
a new fashion or invention; novelty: »

new fashions and fangles of dress (Grant White).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • new|fan|gle|ment — «NOO FANG guhl muhnt, NYOO », noun. Informal. a novel or newfangled thing; novelty …   Useful english dictionary

  • new|fan|gle — «NOO FANG guhl, NYOO », adjective, noun, verb, gled, gling. Dialect. –adj. = newfangled. (Cf. ↑newfangled) –n. a new thing or fashion; novelty: »A Pedlers packe of newefangles (John Lyly). –v.t. to make newfangled or fashionable; bring up to date …   Useful english dictionary

  • gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

  • fan — bouf·fan·cy; fan·a·lo·ka; fan·a·tism; fan; fan·chon·ette; fan·ci·able; fan·ci·cal; fan·ci·fi·ca·tion; fan·ci·ful; fan·ci·ful·ly; fan·ci·ful·ness; fan·ci·fy; fan·ci·less; fan·ci·ly; fan·ci·ness; fan·dan·gle; fan·dom; fan·fa·rade; fan·fa·ron;… …   English syllables

  • fan|dan|gle — «fan DANG guhl», noun. Informal. 1. fantastic ornament. 2. nonsense; tomfoolery. ╂[perhaps an alteration of fandango] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fangle — fan·gle …   English syllables

  • fanglement — fan·gle·ment …   English syllables

  • new — new·ark; new·ark·er; new; new·bery·ite; new·burg; new·cal; new·comb; new·com·er; new·el; new·el·ty; new·fan·gled; new·fan·gled·ly; new·fan·gled·ness; new·fan·gle·ment; new·fie; new·found·land·er; new·ing; new·ish; new·lins; new·ly; new·man·ism;… …   English syllables

  • Fingle-fangle — Fin gle fan gle, n. [From fangle.] A trifle. [Low] Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fangle — Fan gle, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing.] Something new fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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