bracelet
- noun
- /ˈbreɪslɪt/
- 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.
- A crystal wolf bracelet by my friend Joey Graceffa.
- And then some bracelets just for a finishing touch.
- She make beads, like bracelets for her students or her classmates.
- But let's wear get LIVESTRONG bracelets for me and make this my hope.
- Like I'm burning this little diabetes bracelet he's saving.
Examples
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That was my mother's bracelet before.
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I like your bracelet, by the way.
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I also got a bracelet just to dress it up.
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Oh my, look at this bracelet!
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I got a genuine silver bracelet, sterling silver.
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This is my good-guy-luck bracelet that Grandma left me in her will.
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And then some bracelets just for a finishing touch.
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Give me the bracelet.
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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
A hard decorative bracelet worn around the wrist
A small band you wear around the wrist to decorate or hold small things like keys
A strip of material worn around the wrist for decoration, identification, or to absorb sweat
Compounds
- Specialized
An electronic device worn around the ankle that tracks where a person goes for legal supervision
How Decorative
Surface Forms
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.