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Sparkle, v.1 [ME and e.m.E. sperkle(n (a1200), sparcle (Chaucer), sparkel (c1450), MDu. sparkelen; Spark n.] a. intr. To glitter, scintillate. b. tr. In fig. context: To emit or throw out (fire). c. Of the eyes: To indicate (a feeling) by brightness or animation.a. 1513 Doug. vii i 109.
It semyt the hait fyre kyndillit bricht, And hir gay clething al with lowis lyght Gan gleit, and sperkland birn vp in a bles 1513 Doug. vii vii 126.
The licour sparklis [L. aestu latices; Sm., Ruddim. sparkis] for the heyt bulyngb. 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 399.
It is my … desire that my furnace which is of the Lord's kindling may sparkle fire upon standers-by, to the warming of their hearts with God's lovec. 1682 Irvine Nomenclatura Ded. *iv.
Our faces then shone with joy, and our eyes sparkled gladness
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