Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Fangle /făng'-gəl/ · Fan·gle · IPA /ˈfæŋ.ɡəl/ n. v. t. 01 n. Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. 1. Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. 02 v. t. To fashion. 1. To fashion.[Obs.] “To control and new fangle the Scripture.” — Milton.