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tennis bracelet

tennis bracelet noun: a diamond line bracelet.

Noun

tennis bracelet (plural tennis bracelets)

  1. A diamond line bracelet.
    • “So he bought her a tennis bracelet.”
      “A tennis bracelet?”
      “Diamonds, Chaurisse. Major jewelry.”2020, Tayari Jones, Silver Sparrow, Oneworld Publications, page 186

Forms of tennis bracelet

pluraltennis bracelets

Origin of tennis bracelet

Owes its name to an incident at the 1978 US Open tournament where the women’s tennis pro Chris Evert served a ball to her opponent so briskly that her diamond bracelet flew off her wrist.

Questions about tennis bracelet

What does tennis bracelet mean?
Tennis bracelet means a diamond line bracelet.
What part of speech is tennis bracelet?
Tennis bracelet is a noun.
What is the plural of tennis bracelet?
The plural of tennis bracelet is tennis bracelets.

Words near tennis bracelet in the dictionary

  1. tenniquoit
  2. tenniquoits
  3. tennis
  4. tennis ball
  5. tennis balls
  6. tennis bracelet
  7. tennis bracelets
  8. tennis club
  9. tennis clubs
  10. tennis court
  11. Tennis Court Oath

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