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noun an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
bracelets, Slang . a pair of handcuffs.
Furniture . collar (def. 13).
Origin of bracelet 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French; Old French bracel (<Latin brāchiāle, noun use of neuter of brāchiālis brachial) + -et -et
OTHER WORDS FROM bracelet brace·let·ed, adjective un·brace·let·ed, adjective Words nearby bracelet brace, brace and bit, braced arch, braced frame, brace jack, bracelet , bracelets, bracer, bracero, brace root, braces
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Example sentences from the Web for bracelet The padded base makes it safe to place on delicate surfaces and doubles as a dish for smaller accessories like rings and bracelet s.
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This spacious organizer is pretty enough to act as an accessory display, for jewelry, bracelet s, or scarves—the design also prevents any of those precious items from snagging at the ends of any hooks.
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We would each tackle one type of bracelet and then swap knowledge, teaching each other what we’d just learned.
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Sierra was reportedly fully clothed with her earrings and bracelet intact.
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Then Elizabeth found the bracelet , which had been where it was supposed to be the whole time.
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She was still recovering her verbal faculties, but she was able to answer when he asked about a bracelet he saw on her wrist.
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The 18k gold earrings, bracelet , chain and ring my parents had given me a few days before glittered.
My Vanished Liberia | Leymah Gbowee| October 7, 2011| DAILY BEAST
With the bracelet in his hands, he said the words represented to him “a light at the end of this dark tunnel.”
Amanda’s Final Plea | Barbie Latza Nadeau| October 3, 2011| DAILY BEAST
For a moment there was silence, while Chloe played absently with a bracelet she had just discarded.
Afterwards | Kathlyn Rhodes
My friend, do you know why she bound the bracelet to your wrist?
A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others | F. Hopkinson Smith
Dawson now clasped his fist around the bracelet which he meant to leave locked.
The Portal of Dreams | Charles Neville Buck
But she did not know how beautiful the bracelet was until after Copley had disappeared in his Lauriette.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence | Alice B. Emerson
“You have the bracelet and must give it up,” continued Jack.
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British Dictionary definitions for bracelet noun an ornamental chain worn around the arm or wrist
an expanding metal band for a wristwatch
Other words from bracelet Related adjective: armillary Word Origin for bracelet C15: from Old French, from bracel , literally: a little arm, from Latin bracchium arm; see brace
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Words related to bracelet ornament, trinket, bangle, manacle, circlet, wristlet, armlet