*pang*

adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. for older prange. Cf. Prong. ] A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Agony; anguish; distress. See Agony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pan- + genesis. ] (Biol.) An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The theory rests on the assumption, that the whole organization, in the sense of every separate atom or unit, reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute granules called gemmules, which circulate freely throughout the system and multiply by subdivision. These gemmules collect in the reproductive organs and products, or in buds, so that the egg or bud contains gemmules from all parts of the parent or parents, which in development give rise to cells in the offspring similar to those from which they were given off in the parent. The hypothesis also assumes that these gemmules need not in all cases develop into cells, but may lie dormant, and be transmitted from generation to generation without producing a noticeable effect until a case of atavism occurs. This is an ingenious hypothesis, but now known to be wrong. Although now, a hundred years later, we know that all transmitted genetic information (other than that in plasmids) is contained in the genome of a single cell, scientists are still only beginning to understand the development process. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to pangenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of pangs. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a pang; painless. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay pangūlang. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pan- + Gothic. ] Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races. “Ancestral Pangothic stock.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To spangle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To spring; to bound; to leap. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But when they spang o'er reason's fence,
We smart for't at our own expense. Ramsay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bound or spring. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D. spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. spöng a spangle. ] A spangle or shining ornament. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. spangel, dim. of AS. spange. See Spang a spangle. ] 1. A small plate or boss of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on the dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. “The rich spangles that adorn the sky.” Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oak spangle. See under Oak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Spangled p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling ] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spangled coquette (Zool.), a tropical humming bird (Lophornis reginae). See Coquette, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some men by feigning words as dark as mine
Make truth to spangle, and its rays to shine. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, spangles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling, or consisting of, spangles; glittering; as, spangly light. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spangled or studded with stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

Star-spangled banner, the popular name for the national ensign of the United States; also the name of a poem, the words of which were composed by Francis Scott Key, which was adopted as the national anthem of the United States. F. S. Key. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Malay trīpang. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also bêche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug. [ Written also tripang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The edible trepangs are mostly large species of Holothuria, especially Holothuria edulis. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup. [ 1913 Webster ]