2. Showy; well-dresed; fine. L'Estrange.

Spar"kle (?), n. [Dim. of spark.] 1. A little spark; a scintillation.

As fire is wont to quicken and go From a sparkle sprungen amiss,

Till a city brent up is.

Chaucer.

The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of

his fiery temper.

Prescott.

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