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Noun: bangle  bang-gul
  1. Jewellery worn around the wrist for decoration
    - bracelet
     
  2. Cheap showy jewellery or ornament on clothing
    - bauble, gaud [archaic], gewgaw, novelty, fallal [archaic], trinket, geegaw, kickshaw [N. Amer]

Derived forms: bangles

Type of: adornment, jewellery [Brit, Cdn], jewelry [N. Amer]

Part of: trinketry

Encyclopedia: Bangle