Bracelet

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bracelet \Brace"let\, n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel
     armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium.
     See {Brace},n.]
     1. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in
        modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by
        women or girls.


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     2. A piece of defensive armor for the arm. --Johnson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bracelet
       n 1: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a
            wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband},
             {watchstrap}, {wristband}, {watch bracelet}]
       2: jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: {bangle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "bracelet":
     anklet, armlet, band, bangle, beads, belt, bijou, breastpin,
     brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, cincture, cingulum,
     circle, collar, collarband, coronet, crown, diadem, earring,
     ecliptic, equator, fascia, fillet, finger ring, fob, gem, girdle,
     girt, girth, great circle, hoop, jewel, locket, neckband, necklace,
     nose ring, pin, precious stone, quoit, rhinestone, ring, stickpin,
     stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Bracelet
     (1.) Anklets (Num. 31:50; 2 Sam. 1:10), and with reference to
     men.
     
       (2.) The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning fasteners, found
     in Gen. 24:22, 30, 47.
     
       (3.) In Isa. 3:19, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning
     chains, i.e., twisted or chain-like bracelets.
     
       (4.) In Ex. 35:22 it designates properly a clasp for fastening
     the dress of females. Some interpret it as a nose-ring.
     
       (5.) In Gen. 38:18, 25, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning
     "thread," and may denote the ornamental cord with which the
     signet was suspended from the neck of the wearer.
     
       Bracelets were worn by men as well as by women (Cant. 5:14,
     R.V.). They were of many various forms. The weight of those
     presented by Eliezer to Rebekah was ten shekels (Gen. 24:22).