bangle

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ban=gle

CIDE DICTIONARY

bangle, v. t. [From 1st Bang.].

 To waste by little and little; to fritter away.  [1913 Webster]

bangle, n. [Hind. bangrī bracelet, bangle.].

 An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links.  [1913 Webster]

Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bangle, n. a rigid ornamental band worn round the arm or occas. the ankle.

Etymology

Hindi bangri glass bracelet

THESAURUS

bangle

anklet, armlet, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet