sparkle, sparcle

[A dim in. from spark (1), s. (q. v.)] 1. A small spark; a luminous particle. "The sparkles seem'd up to the skies to flie." Fairfax: Godfrey of Boulogne, i. 73. 2. Luminosity, lustre. "The sparkle and flash of the sunshine." Long fellow: Miles Standish, v. 3. A spark, a small portion. "I cannot deny certain sparkles of honest ambition."Wotton: Letter to the King (an. 1637). spar-kle, (1) v. i. & t. [SPARKLE, 8. ] A. Intransitive : 1. To emit sparks; to send off small ignited or shining particles. 2. To shine, as if giving out sparks; to glisten, to glitter, to flash, to twinkle. "I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes." Milton: Arcades, 27. *3. To be brilliant or showy; to show off. "Politulus is a fine young gentleman, who sparkles in all the shining things of dre and equipage." Watts . 4. To emit little bubbles which glitter in the light. ( Byron : Childe Harold , iii. 8.) *B. Trans.: To emit with coruscations; to shine or sparkle with. To scatter. *spar-kle (2), v. t. [A corrupt. of sparpil (q.v.).] "The landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise."- State Papers, x. 718.