bangle.
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
Meaning & usage
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).
to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
(falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
Where this word comes from
Unknown, yet probably from bang + -le (frequentative suffix).
The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs
Where this word comes from
Apparently from bang (verb) + -le (instrumental suffix), perhaps ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *bangilaz. Compare Dutch bengel, German Bengel.
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