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BRACELETED

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brace⋅let

  [breys-lit]
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–noun
1. an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
2. bracelets, Slang. a pair of handcuffs.
3. Furniture. collar (def. 13).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF; OF bracel (< L brāchiāle, n. use of neut. of brāchiālis brachial ) + -et -et

Related forms:
brace⋅let⋅ed, adjective
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brace·let   (brās'lĭt)   
n.  

  1. An ornamental band or chain encircling the wrist or arm.

  2. Something, such as a handcuff, that resembles a wrist ornament.


[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of bracel, armlet, from Latin brācchiāle, from brācchium, arm; see brace.]
brace'let·ed (-lĭ-tĭd) adj.
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Word Origin & History

bracelet 
1437, from M.Fr., from O.Fr., dim. of bracel, from L. bracchiale "armlet," from brachium (see brace).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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