BANGLES

Noun

bangles

plural of bangle

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


BANGLE

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



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