Bangle
['bæŋg(ə)l] or ['bæŋɡl]
Definition
(v. t.) To waste by little and little; to fritter away.
(n.) An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet.
Checked by Cathy
Definition
n. a ring bracelet or anklet.—adj. Ban′gled adorned with such.
Checker: Zelig
Examples
- He claps his hands and Mesrour the Nubian appears, with bare arms, bangles, yataghans, and every Eastern ornament--gaunt, tall, and hideous. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The young Masters Bangles rushed to the window with a vague notion that their father might have arrived from Bombay. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Laurence