bracelet
Americannoun
-
an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
-
Slang. bracelets, a pair of handcuffs.
-
Furniture. collar.
noun
-
an ornamental chain worn around the arm or wrist
-
an expanding metal band for a wristwatch
Other Word Forms
- braceleted adjective
- unbraceleted adjective
Etymology
Origin of bracelet
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French; Old French bracel (< Latin brāchiāle, noun use of neuter of brāchiālis brachial ) + -et -et
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Earlier, he had been under preventive house arrest between August and November, but was sent to prison a few days ahead of schedule because he tried to damage his electronic ankle bracelet.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
“Vince’s bracelet is heavy and regularly bumps the smaller bones in my hand,” Farr says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
He spends time with a couple of kids who are regulars outside the training ground, has spoken with them and their parents and still wears a bracelet one of them gave him.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
A consumer would recoup only around $3,000 if they sold the bracelet for the weight of the gold at today’s prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
“Nothing,” she says, pulling the cuff of her sleeve down to obscure his view of the bracelet, a carefully woven braid of her hair entwined with his.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
