bangle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
    bracelet.
  2. noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
    fallal; novelty; trinket; gewgaw; gaud; bauble.

WordNet

Ban"gle transitive verb
Etymology
From 1st Bang.
Definitions
  1. To waste by little and little; to fritter away. Obs.
Ban"gle noun
Etymology
Hind. bangri bracelet, bangle.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913