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.

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Origin of wristlet

First recorded in 1840–50; wrist + -let

Words nearby wristlet

wrinklies, wrinkly, wrist, wristband, wristdrop, wristlet, wristlock, wrist pin, wrist plate, wrist shot, wrist watch

How to use wristlet in a sentence

Those are the scenarios Facebook has in mind if it were ever to deploy a muscle-sensing wristlet.
Facebook reveals plan to let you control augmented reality with your thoughts|Dalvin Brown|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Canvassers can make a very good profit by selling a patent ladies' folding handbag, also wristlet watches.
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"We'll risk it now, I think," declared the Hon. Derek as he consulted his wristlet watch.
A Sub and a Submarine|Percy F. Westerman
If she owned a string as long as that she might be able to cut enough off to make a slender wristlet.
Mary, Mary|James Stephens

His sleeves were rolled up as they always were, showing brown muscular arms, with a leather wristlet (but no watch) on one.
Tom Slade's Double Dare|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
I already have a wristlet watchhere he used the conventional lieso there is no use keeping this one.
Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case

British Dictionary definitions for wristlet

wristlet

/ (ˈrɪstlɪt) /

noun

a band or bracelet worn around the wrist

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wristlet

Origin of wristlet

Words nearby wristlet

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British Dictionary definitions for wristlet