noun
bangle
BANG-guhl/ˈbæŋɡl/
A rigid bracelet worn around the wrist.
The glass bangle forms a rigid circle with a rounded band.
Etymology
Hindi bangri named a colored glass bracelet or anklet. English retained the ring-shaped ornament sense, without limiting the word to glass or to ornaments worn at the ankle.
In context
She had taken a little bangle of gold filigree work from her arm and fastened it upon his sunburnt wrist, reading aloud to him the engraved motto in old French
More examples
- Several silver bangles clinked together as she moved.
- The jeweler displayed a thick carved bangle.
- She chose a plain bangle to wear with the watch.
Forms
bangle · bangles