Lexicographical Neighbors of Leglets
Literary usage of Leglets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Straits Branch (1904)
"V. Armlets and leglets of brass wire. VI. Bracelets and anklets of brass, ...
As many as three hundred of these leglets may be worn on one leg. ..."
2. Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits by Alfred Cort Haddon, William Halse Rivers Rivers, Charles Gabriel Seligman, Charles Samuel Myers, William McDougall, Sidney Herbert Ray, Anthony Wilkin (1912)
"leglets and anklets ... (W.) are anklets and leglets made of dan(i) fibre (Ficus).
CLOTHING. Except for the ornaments they wore, or the special costumes for ..."
3. The Antiquary (1887)
"Pair leglets ; also helmet, chain armour, several swords, pistols, and other
articles for disposal.—311, care of Manager. The Manager wishes to draw ..."
4. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"The only ornaments I saw worn on the lower limbs, were leglets of rattan and
sometimes brass wire, worn immediately below the knee, varying in number from ..."
5. All Adventure: Child of Storm/A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"... and shields and leglets of the hides and tails of oxen. Moreover, having fed
plentifully and travelled easily, they were fat and well-favoured, as, ..."
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