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Jewellery - clear bet
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bracelet
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bracelet is an article of jewellery that is worn around the wrist . It may have a supportive function, such as holding a wristwatch or other items of jewellery such as religious symbols or charms . Medical and identity information is marked on some bracelets, ...
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.)).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE gold ▪ The gold bracelets he wore were too small, and bit into his forearms. ▪ He sipped his gin and tonic, and my eyes flitted to his gold watch and his gold bracelet . ▪ She put her hand to her cheek and revealed ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bracelet \Brace"let\, n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium. See Brace ,n.] An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women ...
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.