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anklet

[ ang-klit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

anklet

/ ˈæŋklɪt /

Origin of anklet¹

First recorded in 1810–20; ankle + -let

Behind her the peacock halo, her pale pigeon-toed feet covered only by the watered-yellow fringe and by the bright-yellow anklet.

Seaton then tried to make Nalboon understand that they wanted copper, pointing to his anklet, the only copper in sight.

They wear instead a chain anklet which they can work on themselves.

She wore an anklet, and would often sit upon a table, and let it fall down over her foot to show it.

And I didn't take your gold anklet as a bribe, though I didn't take you for too much of a gentleman in offering it to me.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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