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armlets

armlets is the plural of armlet.

Meaning of armlet

Noun

armlet (plural armlets)

  1. A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.
    • Her little chambers drip with flower-like red,
      Her girdles, and the chaplets of her head,
      Her armlets and her anklets; with her feet
      She tramples all that winepress of the dead.1862-1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Laus Veneris
    Synonyms:
    armring
  2. A small arm.
    • an armlet of the sea

Questions about armlets

What is armlets the plural of?
Armlets is the plural of armlet.

Words near armlets in the dictionary

  1. armless wonder
  2. armless wonders
  3. armlessly
  4. armlessness
  5. armlet
  6. armlets
  7. Armley
  8. armlifting
  9. armlike
  10. armload
  11. armloads

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