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Bangle   /bˈæŋgəl/   Listen
noun
Bangle  n.  An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links.
Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.



verb
Bangle  v. t.  To waste by little and little; to fritter away. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Bangle" Quotes from Famous Books



... played idly with the leaves of the vine that clambered about the high wooden columns of the verandah where she stood, admiring the sparkle of her diamond bangle which, like a thin circlet of dewdrops, glittered on her slim wrist. Now and then she looked far out to the sea gleaming in the burning sun, and allowed her thoughts to wander from herself and her elegant clothes to ...
— The Secret Power • Marie Corelli

... than a dancing girl. No ring pierced the thin nostrils of her Grecian nose; neither from her ears hung circles of gold or brass, or silver; and the slim ankles that peeped from a rich skirt were guiltless of anklets. On the wrist of one arm was a curious gold bangle that must have held a large ruby, for at times the sun flicked from the moving wrist splashes of red wine. Indeed the whole atmosphere of the girl was ...
— Caste • W. A. Fraser

... bangle which she always wore, she showed me the secret mark of Fire-Tongue branded upon the ...
— Fire-Tongue • Sax Rohmer

... give them both prizes, Mr. Maynard had brought the girls each a dainty silver bangle, from which hung a tiny pair of skates. This, he said, was to remind them of the dangerous game, and of their really narrow escape on ...
— Marjorie's Busy Days • Carolyn Wells

... to feed the Hungry Bum She plays the Girl Philanthropist — Each pinchbeck, boy Millenium She swings, a Bangle, at her wrist — Blithe Parrot and Pert Egoist, You threaten her with Night and Sorrow? Hermiones will aye persist! More Little ...
— Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers • Don Marquis


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