bracelet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A band or chain worn around the wrist as decoration.

   She wore a silver bracelet on her left wrist.

2. 2
   noun

   The strap that holds a watch around the wrist.

   The watch came with a leather bracelet.

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Simplified etymology

Bracelet entered late Middle English from Old French. It derives from Old French bras “arm,” from Latin brachium “arm.”

From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).

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