wristlet

[ rist-lit ]

/ ˈrɪst lɪt /

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noun

a band worn around the wrist, especially to protect it from cold.

a bracelet.

Slang. a handcuff.

Nearby words

wrist watch, wrist wrestling, wrist-drop, wristband, wristdrop, wristlet, wristlock, wristwatch, wristy, writ, writ large

Origin of wristlet

First recorded in 1840–50; wrist + -let

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Examples from the Web for wristlet

Canvassers can make a very good profit by selling a patent ladies' folding handbag, also wristlet watches.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28|Various
Both Farnborough and his Sub were consulting their wristlet watches almost every fifteen seconds.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman
She glanced at the dainty little watch attached to her wristlet, and saw that it lacked a few minutes of five.
Jennie Baxter, Journalist|Robert Barr
Platoon commanders fidgeting with their wristlet watches that seem to tick off the minutes so slowly.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli|Major Fred Waite

She drew from her pocket a wristlet of diamonds, which Lois had given her as they parted at Amzi's door.
Otherwise Phyllis|Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for wristlet

wristlet

/ (ˈrɪstlɪt) /

noun

a band or bracelet worn around the wrist

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wristlet

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British Dictionary definitions for wristlet

wristlet

noun