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Armlet   Listen
noun
Armlet  n.  
1.
A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.
2.
An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
3.
Armor for the arm.





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"Armlet" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Istians and with the Idumingas. And I was with Eormanric all of the time; There the king of the Goths gave me in honor 90 The choicest of bracelets —the chief of the burghers— On which were six hundred pieces of precious gold, Of shining metal in shillings counted; I gave over this armlet to Eadgils then, To my kind protector when I came to my home, 95 To my beloved prince, the lord of the Myrgings, Who gave me the land that was left by my father; And Ealhhild then also another ring gave me, Queen ...
— Old English Poems - Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose • Various
... "would not be so urgent if we had more sleeves. Worse even than the dearth of buttonholes is the lack of eligible sleeves. In peace time two sleeves may have been sufficient; to-day ... Well, you can sympathise." He looked (still smiling) at the khaki armlet that bound my arm and the Special Constable's badge ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 • Various


Words linked to "Armlet" :   arm band, arm, band


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