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bracelet

bracelet

234 1.0
A band or chain people wear around the wrist as jewelry
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪslɪt/
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  • So I went to Lady's accessory shop and bought this bracelet here.
  • wear a bracelet
  • bracelets and necklaces
  • make bracelets

A crystal wolf bracelet by my friend Joey Graceffa.

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Examples

  • That was my mother's bracelet before.

  • I like your bracelet, by the way.

  • I also got a bracelet just to dress it up.

  • Oh my, look at this bracelet!

  • I got a genuine silver bracelet, sterling silver.

  • This is my good-guy-luck bracelet that Grandma left me in her will.

  • And then some bracelets just for a finishing touch.

  • Give me the bracelet.

  • Any decent jeweler would tell Ashton that at fifty thousand, the bracelet would still be a bargain.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • She wore a beautiful bracelet that sparkled in the sunlight.

Synonyms

bangle
vsbracelet
9 3.6

A hard decorative bracelet worn around the wrist

is more flexible in form and often fastens around the hand
wristlet
vsbracelet
1 4.8

A small band you wear around the wrist to decorate or hold small things like keys

is mainly ornamental and intended primarily as wearable jewelry
wrist band
vsbracelet
2.1

A strip of material worn around the wrist for decoration, identification, or to absorb sweat

is a decorative, crafted piece meant mainly as ornamental wrist jewelry

Compounds

ankle bracelet
  • Specialized
6 3.5

An electronic device worn around the ankle that tracks where a person goes for legal supervision

A small band or chain worn around the ankle as jewelry

9.9

A small tree or bush with hard yellow and brown seeds used to make bracelets

A band of metal or leather that attaches a watch to your wrist

How Decorative

bangle
9 3.6
bracelet
234 1.0
wristband
23 2.1

Surface Forms

bracelet singular
bracelets plural

Etymology

Bracelet comes from an old word brac meaning 'arm' plus a small ending that means 'little', so it originally meant a small band for the arm. That's why a bracelet is a decorative band you wear on your wrist as jewelry.