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Armlet vs Bangle - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between armlet and bangle

is that armlet is a band that is worn on the arm that for ornamental or identification purposes while bangle is a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

As a verb bangle is

to waste, fritter (away).

armlet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A band that is worn on the arm that for ornamental or identification purposes.
  • A small arm.
    • an armlet of the sea

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    bangle

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia bangle) From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  • * 1919 ,
    • Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (bangl)
  • (obsolete) To waste, fritter (away).
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.273:
    • Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angersbetwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […].

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