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Definition of Bangle
1. Noun. Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration.
Specialized synonyms: Ankle Bracelet, Anklet, Armilla
Terms within: Clasp
Generic synonyms: Jewellery, Jewelry
2. Noun. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.
Generic synonyms: Adornment
Group relationships: Trinketry
Derivative terms: Gaudy
Definition of Bangle
1. v. t. To waste by little and little; to fritter away.
2. n. An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet.
Definition of Bangle
1. Noun. A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To waste, fritter (away). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bangle
1. a bracelet [n -S] - See also: bracelet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bangle
Literary usage of Bangle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"bangle into the mir vessel which is like the milk-pot, and, after they finished
milking the buffaloes, they poured milk on the bangle which lay in that mu' ..."
2. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"bangle into the mir vessel which is like the milk-pot, and, after they finished
milking the buffaloes, they poured milk on the bangle which lay in that mir ..."
3. The Foundations of Indian Economics by Radhakamal Mukerjee (1916)
"bangle making, therefore, is a very profitable village industry. Crude lac is
purchased at 2 as. per seer. Refined lac, which is costly, selling at Re. ..."
4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"bangle bangle, a kind of bracelet, ... a bracelet, bangle. (H. II. Wilson.)
Banish. (F.-OHG) ME banis- shen. — (j. F. battis-, stem of près. part, of banir, ..."
5. Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Mary Frere, Bartle Frere (1898)
"So he called his wife, and said to her, ' Go to that bangle- seller and speak
kindly to him ; say that the day is nearly gone, and invite him to come and ..."
6. Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Mary Eliza Isabella Frere, Bartle Frere (1868)
"Then they sent for the Ranee to show her the bangle, but as soon as she saw it she
... This was my beauty's bangle ! My diamond's ! My little darling's ! ..."
7. Mary, Mary by James Stephens (1912)
"... it also would have hung down to her palm and been lovely in the sunlight, and
it would, she thought, have been far nicer than the bangle. ..."
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