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Bangle   /bˈæŋgəl/   Listen
Bangle

noun
1.
Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration.  Synonym: bracelet.
2.
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.  Synonyms: bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket.






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"Bangle" Quotes from Famous Books



... how long, I wonder, has this convenient shelter been inhabited? From time immemorial, perhaps; ever since the days of those others. And, after all, how little have they changed in the intervening thousands of years! The wild-eyed young wench, with her dishevelled hair, ferocious bangle-ornaments, tattooings, and nondescript blue rags open at the side and revealing charms well fitted to disquiet some robust savage—what has such a creature in common with the rest of us? Not even certain raptures, ...
— Fountains In The Sand - Rambles Among The Oases Of Tunisia • Norman Douglas

... about the dingy old room, I caught sight of something shining. A golden bangle of curious Indian design was lying upon the mantelshelf. I took it up, and in a moment recognized it as one I had seen upon her wrist one evening while she sat at ...
— Hushed Up - A Mystery of London • William Le Queux

... way! How kind of you! Thank you ever so much!" exclaimed Carmel, clasping her bangle on her wrist again. "I can't tell you how pleased I ...
— The Princess of the School • Angela Brazil



Words linked to "Bangle" :   trinketry, clasp, armilla, ankle bracelet, jewelry, adornment, anklet, jewellery



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