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bracelet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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brace·let /ˈbreɪslɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable]  DCJa band or chain that you wear around your wrist or arm as a decoration 手镯;臂镯;手链 bangle a gold bracelet 一只金手镯4  See picture of 见图 JEWELLERY5 see picture at 见图 jewellery
Examples from the Corpus
braceletLying on silk in the round leather box was a bracelet.The judge ordered him into home detention for a year, with an ankle bracelet that monitors his movements.There are bracelets minutely fashioned as serpents.With it, she had chosen a pair of black sneakers and a huge black bracelet.She hates the girl with the dangle bracelet too.Gold bracelet, sports shirt, and a small crucifix dangled from a 24-carat chain round his throat.
Origin bracelet (1400-1500) Old French bras arm, from Latin bracchium; → BRACE2
brace·let nounChineseSyllable
a or Corpus you your chain wear that band wrist around


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bracelet
bracelet /ˈbreɪslət, ˈbreɪslɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Old French
 Origin: bras 'arm', from Latin bracchium; brace2

a band or chain that you wear around your wrist or arm as a decoration ⇨ bangle:
    a gold bracelet


brace·letBrE /ˈbreɪslət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbreɪslət/ 🔊 noun
a piece of jewellery worn around the wrist or arm 手镯;手链;臂镯