bracelet

[ breys-lit ]

noun

1. an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
2. bracelets, Slang. a pair of handcuffs.
3. Furniture. collar ( def 13 ).

bracelet

/ ˈbreɪslɪt /

noun

1. an ornamental chain worn around the arm or wrist
2. an expanding metal band for a wristwatch

Other Words From

• bracelet·ed adjective
• un·bracelet·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracelet¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French; Old French bracel (< Latin brāchiāle, noun use of neuter of brāchiālis brachial ) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracelet¹

C15: from Old French, from bracel , literally: a little arm, from Latin bracchium arm; see brace

Example Sentences

Amazon has a new health-tracking bracelet with a microphone and an app that tells you everything that’s wrong with you.

From Washington Post

Shonte made and distributed the bracelets to honor her sister’s struggle, collecting donations for her care.

From ProPublica

The padded base makes it safe to place on delicate surfaces and doubles as a dish for smaller accessories like rings and bracelets.

From Popular-Science

This spacious organizer is pretty enough to act as an accessory display, for jewelry, bracelets, or scarves—the design also prevents any of those precious items from snagging at the ends of any hooks.

From Popular-Science

We would each tackle one type of bracelet and then swap knowledge, teaching each other what we’d just learned.

From MIT Technology Review

The new way to show your love and affection for your bestie is with a fashionable Little Scocha friendship bracelet.

From The Daily Beast

People with cognitive disabilities can wear an ID bracelet or a T-shirt that says, “I have autism; call 911 if I am alone.”

From The Daily Beast

A steel bracelet on my wrists reads CPL BRIAN L. CHEVALIER - 14 MAR 2007 – DIYALA.

From The Daily Beast

The cloth version was introduced and a pincushion bracelet was brought in.

From The Daily Beast

Canaday still had the hospital bracelet on her wrist when she returned to Plaza Towers on Wednesday evening.

From The Daily Beast

OLeary yielded to the temptation of the moment far enough to play with the coiled bracelet which lay against the girls wrist.

From Project Gutenberg

Farewell, little Hulda; guard well the bracelet; I must to my ruined temple again.

From Project Gutenberg

The officer turned the bracelet around in his fingers, his dark eyes with their slitted pupils never leaving Dalgard's face.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the guards tore the bracelet from Dalgard's arm, trying not to touch the scout's flesh in the process.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, Mum, I was going to get you a sweet little bracelet of old Irish paste—you know—a thing in four little chains.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ornament
• trinket