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
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
