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bangle
[ bang-guhl ]
noun
- a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
bangle
/ ˈbæŋɡəl /
noun
- a bracelet, usually without a clasp, often worn high up round the arm or sometimes round the ankle
- a disc or charm hanging from a bracelet, necklace, etc
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Other Words From
- bangled adjective
- un·bangled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bangle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bangle1
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Example Sentences
In the trailer, Samir can be seen donning a patka, a head covering worn by Sikh boys, and a kara, a steel or cast iron bangle that signifies an unbreakable attachment and commitment to god in the Sikh faith.
She wore a low-cut pink dress and bangle bracelets up both arms, her hair properly poufed.
People are wearing garbage bags on runways—why not wear a roll of tape as a bangle?
From a half dollar they will hammer out or mold a bangle and cover it with chasing very deftly cut.
The men stood terrified and fascinated; and Bangle, gazing, bade 'God bless 'em.'
Yes—I have actually a bangle rivetted on—with a date inside—the date I was insane enough to agree——Isn't it dreadful?
For this Jeweler must have kept my bangle and brought this one in its place.
So the Rajah had to wait till the bangle-seller was ready to go.
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