bracelet
pronunciation
How to pronounce bracelet in British English:
UK [ˈbreɪslət]
How to pronounce bracelet in American English:
US [ˈbreɪslət]
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- Noun:
- a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
Word Origin
- bracelet
- bracelet: [15] The Latin word for ‘bracelet’ was bracchiāle, a derivative of bracchium ‘arm’ – thus, ‘something worn on or round the arm’. This passed into Old French as bracel, which made a brief and unconvincing appearance in English in the early 16th century. It was the French diminutive form, bracelet, which caught on in English. Its colloquial use as a term for ‘handcuffs’ goes back to the early 19th century.
- bracelet (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French bracelet (14c.), diminutive of bracel, from Latin bracchiale "armlet," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm" (see brace (n.)).
Example
- 1. She has a gold bracelet that was beset with jewels .
- 2. And it looks like you 're learning . It 's a nice bracelet .
- 3. Or you can create and design your own bracelet just the way you want it .
- 4. I had a wood bracelet with brass overlaid curls with matching earrings .
- 5. You can buy a cheap , simple and distinct bracelet to remind yourself .