bangle

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It must be believed that her personal decoration did not enter materially into this design; the bangle was an emblem of one success and an earnest of others.

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  1. noun A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  2. noun An ornament that hangs from a bracelet or necklace.

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  • Taking off the bangle could be like a practice run for the day when he finally worked up the courage to feel the moon madness. —  ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to criminal activities
  • No. 1 saw the bangle, his dimensional anchor, slip from his fingers and spin to the ground. —  ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to criminal activities
  • I wear even now the heavy silver and lead bangle, a memento of that day-long-past, ever-cherished-when I found anew that I was living with a personage indeed superhuman. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • Fear not, the bangle is detachable if you're a purist (or if it doesn't match your outfit). —  Luxist
  • Indeed to the Hindu woman, the bangle is not simply a beautiful ornament; it also symbolizes her womanhood and honor. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Hindi baṅgrī, glass bracelet.

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  1. Prob. freq. of bang, v.
  2. from Hindustani bangrī, a bracelet of glass.
 

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