bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
bracelet, bangle
(noun) jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bangle (plural bangles)
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
bangle (third-person singular simple present bangles, present participle bangling, simple past and past participle bangled)
(transitive, obsolete) to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
(obsolete or dialectal) to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
(intransitive) (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
(intransitive) to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
bangle (plural bangles)
(dialectal) The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs
• Bangel, Bengal
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"gle, v. t. Etym: [From 1st Bang.]
Definition: To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.]
Ban"gle, n. Etym: [Hind. bangri bracelet, bangle.]
Definition: An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
