bracelet

CEFRB1

/ˈbɹeɪslət/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of jewelry worn around the wrist.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of defensive armour for the arm.

Examples

  • This bracelet is more expensive than that one.

  • This watch is as expensive a gift as that bracelet.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.

  2. A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.

More examples

In context

  • Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.

  • […] and fastened on his breast by a buckle consisting of a Gorgoneion (with wings on temples and serpent-knot below chin), a sword-belt over right shoulder, bracelets, greaves (with lions' heads at the knees) and sandals.

Synonyms

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She wore a silver blank engraved with her grandmother's initials on her wrist.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).