fangle

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Definition of fangle in English English dictionary

To trim showily; entangle; hang about

A prop; a taking up; a new thing

A conceit; whim

To waste time; trifle

To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create

To control and new fangle the Scripture. — Milton.

A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament

Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy

{n} a foolish attempt, a trifling scheme

Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament

To maufacture, invent or create

To fashion

Related Terms

new fangle

An object, device, any product of mankind, which is deemed futuristic, unnecessary, and occasionally gay. Something is often called new fangled by a cranky old man who is spiteful of this new and awesome technology. Types of art can be considered new fangled as well, particularly music commonly created by young people

Hyphenation

fan·gle

Turkish pronunciation

fänggıl

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɴɢgəl/ /ˈfæŋɡəl/

Etymology

() From Middle English fangelen (verb), from fangel (“inclined to take”, adjective), from Old English *fangol, *fangel (“inclined to take”), from fōn (“to take, seize”). Compare Old English andfangol (“undertaker, contractor”), Old English underfangelnes (“undertaking, hospitality”), Middle English fangen (“to take, seize, catch”). More at fang, onfang.