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wristlet

American  
[rist-lit] / ˈrɪst lɪt /

noun

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

  2. a bracelet.

  3. Slang. a handcuff.

wristlet British  
/ ˈrɪstlɪt /

noun

  1. a band or bracelet worn around the wrist

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Etymology

Origin of wristlet

First recorded in 1840–50; wrist + -let

Example Sentences

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During that time, she and her husband, Gavin Grant, have edited the magazine Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet and operated Small Beer Press, whose ongoing success belies its modest name.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2015

Thumbless Mitt or Wristlet The thumbless mitt or wristlet requires one half hank of knitting-yarn, gray, with No. 2 Red Cross needles or No. 11 or No. 12 steel needles.

From Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous

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