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fandangle

fandangle |fanˈdaŋg (ə )l | ▶noun archaic a useless or purely ornamental thing: a solo with no end of shakes and trills and fandangles. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from fandango, influenced by newfangle .

 

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fandangle

fandangle |fanˈdaŋg (ə )l | ▶noun archaic a useless or purely ornamental thing: a solo with no end of shakes and trills and fandangles. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from fandango, influenced by newfangle .