bracelet
verbEtymology From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
1
To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.
bracelet
nounUK, US /ˈbɹeɪslət/
Etymology From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
1
A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
- Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49:
2
The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.
3
Historical A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
- […] and fastened on his breast by a buckle consisting of a Gorgoneion (with wings on temples and serpent-knot below chin), a sword-belt over right shoulder, bracelets, greaves (with lions' heads at the knees) and sandals.1903, Campbell Cowan Edgar, Greek Sculpture, page 57: