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bangle
[ bang-guhl ]
/ ˈbæŋ gəl /
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noun
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
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Origin of bangle
1780–90; <Hindi banglī, variant of bangrī glass ring, armlet
OTHER WORDS FROM bangle
bangled, adjectiveun·ban·gled, adjectiveWords nearby bangle
Bangka, Bangkok, Bangla, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi, bangle, bang on, bang one's head against, Bangor, bang out, Bangs
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British Dictionary definitions for bangle
bangle
/ (ˈbæŋɡəl) /
noun
a bracelet, usually without a clasp, often worn high up round the arm or sometimes round the ankle
a disc or charm hanging from a bracelet, necklace, etc
Word Origin for bangle
C19: from Hindi bangrī
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