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Definition of Bracelet

1. Noun. A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist.

Definition of Bracelet

1. n. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.

Definition of Bracelet

1. Noun. a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament ¹

2. Noun. the strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist ¹

3. Noun. (historical) A piece of defensive armour for the arm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bracelet

1. a wrist ornament [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bracelet

1. An appliance for the wrist. Nussbaum's bracelet, an appliance designed for use with writer's cramp. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bracelet

Literary usage of Bracelet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rosamond: A Sequel to Early Lessons by Maria Edgeworth (1821)
"It is the bracelet of conscience," cried Godfrey. " Look how she blushes." " I blushed only from surprise, brother, as any body might. ..."

2. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language by Franciscans, St. Michaels, Ariz (1910)
"... a bracelet with two or more ridges, in one piece. ... a plain bracelet, without design. Finger rings are, perhaps, more in ia than bracelets, ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"The bracelet was the identical one you saw to-night. Exley bought it. ... He described the bracelet in full. Erom his description I was at once able to ..."

4. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1874)
"Whenever a Rajpoot lady is in peril, be she wife or maiden, she may select a protector by sending him her bracelet. She thus adopts him as her brother. ..."

5. The Poems of John Donne by John Donne, James Russell Lowell, Grolier Club (1895)
"THE bracelet.1 UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESS'S CHAIN, FOB WHICH HE MADE ... 1 The title "The bracelet" is omitted in the editions of 1639, '49, '54. ..."

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