anklet

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A traditional item from the South Asian country, the anklet is given to infants at birth to ward off bad spirits - and alert a mother to her child's whereabouts.

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  1. noun An ornament worn around the ankle.
  2. noun A sock that reaches just above the ankle.

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  • All she found was Carol's broken ID anklet, floating lazily in zero-g. —  Asimov'sSF,September2007
  • Billy Wilder took a piece of pulp and made it glorious pulp, with every detail shrewd and knowing, right down to Barbara Stanwyck's anklet, and the sort of dialogue they just don't write anymore Jeff Lindsay: Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. —  AHMM,May2008
  • The smith tells the husband his wife's anklet is too precious to sell to anyone but the royal family. —  Guernica Magazine
  • * August 8, 2008 - Behavioral Intervention's offender tracking wireless anklet is certified for use on the Verizon Wireless network. —  WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • Perrine may have been able to slip out of his anklet, but couldn't change his appearance. —  NBC Philadelphia - Top Stories
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/ˈæŋklɛt/
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