anklet
noun
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
anklets
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pluralof anklet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Jingling anklets were used to alert parents to their children's movements, but in this unforgiving, water-surrounded landscape, nothing feels truly safe.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025
According to the museum’s research, four objects — the whisk; a chair made of wood, brass, leather and iron; and two bracelets or anklets — were taken on Feb. 5, 1874.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Glittery party dresses were paired with the aforementioned anklets and sneakers.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2018
It was the first time that the missionaries saw the hula — hundreds of dancing men and women, shouting and clapping, the men wearing thick anklets of rattling dogs’ teeth.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015
The tinkling of her silver-belled anklets signal the not-to-be-missed approach of Yasmeen, who addresses my mother with the honorific “auntie,” the title accorded all mom-aged Indian women, relation or not.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
