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bangle

/ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/
nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,843 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: bangles

A bangle is a stiff ring of metal worn around the wrist. Gold bangles, a stack of bangles, a silver bangle.

It has no clasp, which is what separates it from a bracelet: a bangle must be big enough to pass over the hand and small enough to stay on. In South Asia they are worn in numbers and the sound of them is part of the point. Note that the word came from Hindi.

Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0

Definitions of bangle

  1. 1nounbangleA stiff ring of metal worn around the wrist.B2+

    “Her gold bangles jingled every time she moved her arm.”

bangle is a piece of jewellery.

Where it comes from

Hindi bangri means a glass bracelet. The word came into English through India.

  1. Hindi

    बंग्ली — glass bracelet

  2. English, today

    bangle

Hindi बंग्ली (“glass bracelet”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Clothes & Fashion, Jewellery & Watches

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bangle in the wild

  • A bangle is a traditionally rigid bracelet which is usually made of metal, wood, glass or plastic.

    Bangle

  • Bangles may also be worn by young girls, and bangles made of gold or silver are preferred for toddlers.

    Bangle

  • The song is about a conversation between a newly married lady and a bangle seller.

    Bhagyada balegara

  • The lady asks the bangle seller to visit her parents' house, but the seller says that he does not know how to get there.

    Bhagyada balegara

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.