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Answer for the clue "A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist ", 8 letters:
bracelet

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: watchband , watchstrap , wristband , watch bracelet ] jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: bangle ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bracelet is an article of jewellery worn around the wrist Bracelet may also refer to: Handcuffs , for which 'bracelets' is slang Bracelet (combinatorics) , a cyclical sequence of symbols used in combinatorial mathematics World Series of Poker bracelet ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Old French bracelet (14c.), diminutive of bracel , from Latin bracchiale "armlet," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm" (see brace (n.)).

Usage examples of bracelet.

There he himself stood in a dark blue loincloth with a white pinstripe, his chest abloom with curly red hair and tasteful pseudo-tattoos, his fingers heavy with rings, his ankles clanking with bracelets.

They sat together over a wheel, which was unfortunate, but at least Jan was not Kate, and had no need of acupressure bracelets and a large dose of Sturgeron.

She was a dark-skinned Ammonite, her eyelids blackened with kohl, her arms ajingle with crude golden bracelets in the shape of serpents, too many of them, and too noisily jingling, her hair a flamboyant red from the dye of the henna plant.

Golden bracelets and armbands gleamed upon each wrist and armthe gifts of grateful kings and princes whom she had served.

Then: only shields were the soft copper breastplates and the many copper bracelets upon their arms from shoulder to wrist, fit protection perhaps against atlatl dart and stone knife, but our good edges cut through them like cheese.

Amys and Bair were already there, looking no different than they had that morning, except that all their necklaces and bracelets sparkled a bit more than even gold really should have.

Her jewelry was Bakelite, two chunky bracelets that clattered on her narrow wrist.

A little further on it says: Therapies, bathing in moonlight, running water, wearing of bangles, bracelets and anklets.

Hanging on hooks were bracelets and bangles and hundreds of beaded necklaces, mostly of bright red beads mixed with gold coins.

In a purple muumuu, braceleted and begemmed, she glided from chair to chair.

His long raven hair was tied back with a beaded red headband, his muscular thighs concealed by the fringed leather leggings, his biceps accented by the twin silver bracelets with the twinkling turquoise stones.

They were neck chained, and their wrists were fastened behind their backs with slave bracelets.

Squatting, crossed-legged, in the middle of this cushion was an extremely corpulent yellow man, who, except for the scarlet cincture about his loins, was clad entirely in jewelry jewels blazed from the rings which all but concealed his pudgy fingers and toes, and flashed from his golden anklets, bracelets, armlets, and necklaces.

With a grin at Cleer, Kurman took the privilege of slipping bracelets on the second prisoner.

She liked cheap jewelry, too, of the plastic, clunky variety, the weight of a dozen toy chains around her neck, arms rattling in bracelets from wrist to elbow.