bangle — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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

   Esempi

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

Verbo

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

   Uso

   • obsoleto
   • transitivo

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

   Uso

   • dialectal
   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

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

   Uso

   • intransitivo

Sostantivo

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

   Uso

   • dialectal

Sostantivo

1. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration

   Sinonimi

   bracelet

   Termini più generali

   jewelryjewellery

2. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

   Sinonimi

   baublegaudgewgawnoveltyfallaltrinket

   Termini più generali

   adornment