bracelet

== English == === Etymology === From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪslət/, /ˈbɹeɪslɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪslɪt === Noun === bracelet (plural bracelets) A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament. Synonym: wristband Coordinate term: wristband The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist. Synonyms: watchband, watchstrap, wristband (historical) A piece of defensive armour for the arm. Coordinate term: brassard ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bracelet (third-person singular simple present bracelets, present participle braceleting or (rare) braceletting, simple past and past participle braceleted or (rare) braceletted) (transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass. === See also === armband bangle -let === References === == French == === Alternative forms === brasselet (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French bracelet, from Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁa.slɛ/ === Noun === bracelet m (plural bracelets) bracelet ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: bracelete === Further reading === “bracelet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “bracelet”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette === Anagrams === célébrât == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”). === Noun === bracelet m (plural bracelés or braceletz) bracelet (jewelry) bracelet (armor) ==== Descendants ==== French: bracelet, brasselet (obsolete)→ Portuguese: bracelete === References === bracelet on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Noun === bracelet oblique singular, m (oblique plural bracelez or braceletz, nominative singular bracelez or braceletz, nominative plural bracelet) diminutive of bras (“arm”) bracelet (jewelry) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: braceletFrench: bracelet, brasselet (obsolete)→ Portuguese: bracelete Norman: brâcelet → English: bracelet → Irish: bráisléad === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bracelet) bracelet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub