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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BAN'GLE, v.t. To waste by little and little; to squander carelessly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: bracelet, bangle]
2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Hindi ba?gl? Date: 1787 1. a stiff usually ornamental bracelet or anklet slipped or clasped on 2. an ornamental disk that hangs loosely (as on a bracelet)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a rigid ornamental band worn round the arm or occas. the ankle. Etymology: Hindi bangri glass bracelet

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bangle Ban"gle, v. t. [From 1st Bang.] To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bangle Ban"gle, n. [Hind. bangr[=i] bracelet, bangle.] An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bangles) A bangle is a decorated metal or wooden ring that you can wear round your wrist or ankle. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

anklet, armlet, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet