BRACELET


Meaning of BRACELET in English

— braceleted , adj.

/brays"lit/ , n.

1. an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.

2. bracelets , Slang. a pair of handcuffs.

3. Furniture. collar (def. 13).

[ 1400-50; late ME bracel ( brachiale, n. use of neut. of brachialis BRACHIAL) + -et -ET ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .