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bracelet
noun
a
piece
of
jewellery
,
such
as
a
band
or
chain
,
that
you
wear
around
your
wrist
or
sometimes
your
upper
arm
•
Mia
was
thrilled
when
her
grandmother
gave
her
a
silver
bracelet
for
her
birthday
.
Mia
was
thrilled
when
her
grandmother
gave
her
a
silver
bracelet
for
her
birthday
.
•
The
colorful
bead
bracelet
snapped
,
sending
beads
rolling
across
the
classroom
floor
.
The
colorful
bead
bracelet
snapped
,
sending
beads
rolling
across
the
classroom
floor
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
bracelet
’,
diminutive
of
‘
bras
’
meaning
‘
arm
’.
noun
informal
,
usually
plural
:
handcuffs
,
the
linked
metal
rings
police
use
to
lock
someone
’
s
wrists
together
•
The
officer
quickly
snapped
the
bracelets
onto
the
suspect
’
s
wrists
.
The
officer
quickly
snapped
the
bracelets
onto
the
suspect
’
s
wrists
.
•
After
the
brawl
,
he
spent
the
night
in
bracelets
at
the
local
jail
.
After
the
brawl
,
he
spent
the
night
in
bracelets
at
the
local
jail
.
Transferred
slang
sense
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
,
likening
the
metal
hoops
of
handcuffs
to
ornamental
wristlets
.
