bangle
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.
Origin of bangle
1Other words from bangle
- bangled, adjective
- un·ban·gled, adjective
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How to use bangle in a sentence
Dressed entirely in red, she had gold ornaments around her neck and bangles on her wrists.
Nepal Old and New: Kathmandu Valley’s Royal Cities Get a Facelift | Condé Nast Traveler | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAn Egyptian revolutionary took the stage in glittering bangles and an elegant hijab.
This little chap has silver bangles on his podgy ankles but not a rag of any sort of clothing.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonI loved them very dearly, and used to make for them a variety of gold ornaments, such as bangles and armlets.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontSome women came with calabashes for water, and I tried to buy the bead bangles and waist-lace off a baby child, but failed.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
After dinner I walked over to a Kaffir kraal and bought fuel, and two infants' copper bangles.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine ChildersThem all decked out in golden bangles and silken clothes, most likely, like the bad lady of Babylon?
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
British Dictionary definitions for bangle
/ (ˈbæŋɡəl) /
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
Origin of bangle
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