Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
bracelet [breys-lit] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
- bracelets, Slang. a pair of handcuffs.
- Furniture. collar(def 13).
Origin of bracelet 1400–50; late Middle English Middle French; Old French bracel (Latin brāchiāle, noun use of neuter of brāchiālis brachial) + -et -et Related formsbrace·let·ed, adjectiveun·brace·let·ed, adjective Related Words for bracelets ornament, trinket, bangle, manacle, circlet, wristlet, armlet Examples from the Web for bracelets Contemporary Examples of bracelets
The solution: bracelets that serve as phone chargers, or necklaces that buzz when you receive an email or text.
Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week
Raquel Laneri
September 11, 2014
Within a navy blue duffel bag were clattering bone-hued beads, amulets, and bracelets.
Brendon Hong
June 30, 2014
The slogan is on T-shirts, bracelets, and posters found everywhere fine zombie goods are sold.
The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus Says Michonne’s Cute, Wouldn’t Mind a Romance
Melissa Leon
November 11, 2013
Before long I realized I was renting my own watches (bracelets), for $10 a day, and not even looking at the time.
Apple’s iWatch Can’t Arrive Soon Enough
Winston Ross
August 26, 2013
Now former bullet casings and handguns have become $375 bracelets for a cause.
Cory Booker’s Murder Accessory: Turning Buyback Guns Into Jewelry
Nina Strochlic
January 25, 2013
Historical Examples of bracelets
Their rings glisten on their fingers, and their bracelets on their arms.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae
Jennie Hall
The Gallic chieftains were adorned with gold necklaces, bracelets, and rings.
Henry Eldridge Bourne
The latter are represented by earrings, bracelets and necklaces.
August Forel
“That is one purpose our bracelets serve,” the instructor answered.
Robert Moore Williams
Then Fats saw Alex with the bracelets on and turned sober in one second.
Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for bracelets bracelets pl n
- a slang name for handcuffsSee handcuff (def. 2)
bracelet noun
- an ornamental chain worn around the arm or wrist
- an expanding metal band for a wristwatch
Related formsRelated adjective: armillaryWord Origin for bracelet C15: from Old French, from bracel, literally: a little arm, from Latin bracchium arm; see brace Word Origin and History for bracelets bracelet n.
mid-15c., from Old French bracelet (14c.), diminutive of bracel, from Latin bracchiale “armlet,” from bracchium (see brace (n.)).