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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ang-klit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ klɪt



Definition of anklet

Origin :
  • "ring for an ankle," 1810, from ankle, with diminutive suffix -let, after bracelet.
  • As in jewelry : noun precious stones, metals worn as decoration
  • As in ankle sock : noun short sock
Example sentences :
  • Anklet with two knobs, formed of two pieces screwed together.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • Pachala or silk embroidery adorned with tassels and cowries is also worn as an anklet by women.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • When the king heard that, he gave an order to the goldsmiths and other craftsmen of the kind, to make a second anklet like that.
  • Extract from : « The Kath Sarit Sgara » by Somadeva Bhatta
  • An obsolete form was an anklet and chain to the end of which was attached a heavy weight, usually a round shot.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Seaton then tried to make Nalboon understand that they wanted copper, pointing to his anklet, the only copper in sight.
  • Extract from : « The Skylark of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
  • She wore an anklet, and would often sit upon a table, and let it fall down over her foot to show it.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 » by Augustus J. C. Hare
  • One of the men was also wearing an anklet of hair, as he had recently been bitten by a snake.
  • Extract from : « Omens and Superstitions of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • He led the way, holding the anklet all the time close to his eyes, and turning it round.
  • Extract from : « The Black Box » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

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