bangle

American  

[bang-guhl] / ˈbæŋ gəl /

noun

1. a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.

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bangle British  

/ ˈbæŋɡəl /

noun

1. a bracelet, usually without a clasp, often worn high up round the arm or sometimes round the ankle

2. a disc or charm hanging from a bracelet, necklace, etc

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Other Word Forms

• bangled adjective
• unbangled adjective

Etymology

Origin of bangle

1780–90; < Hindi banglī, variant of bangrī glass ring, armlet

Example Sentences

She wore bangle earrings and rings etched with strange talismans on each of her gnarled fingers.

From Literature

At a station in Indian Punjab, a police official recognised Amarnath and gave him a kada - a steel bangle worn by Sikhs and many Hindus as a religious symbol.

From BBC

That influence has come directly from her grandmother, who has "always been a lover of pearls and bangles".

From BBC

Her mother listened intently, her hands repeatedly touching a gold bangle on her wrist - a bangle she had bought with her daughter.

From BBC

How lumpy our bed was with all her lockets and bangles and her garnet ring.

From Literature

Related Words

• trinket