bangle — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

   Examples

   Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

Verb

1. to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

2. to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).

   Usage

   • dialectal
   • Obsolete

   Examples

   Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angers […] betwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […].

   If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.

3. (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

4. to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Noun

1. The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs

   Usage

   • dialectal

Noun

1. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration

   Synonyms

   bracelet

   Broader terms

   jewelryjewellery

2. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

   Synonyms

   baublegaudgewgawnoveltyfallaltrinket

   Broader terms

   adornment