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armlet

noun
arm·​let | \ ˈärm-lÉ™t How to pronounce armlet (audio) \

Definition of armlet

1 : a band (as of cloth or metal) worn around the upper arm
2 : a small arm (as of the sea)

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 Workers found another cache later that fall with more treasures, including gold armlets inscribed with the name of Ramses II. — Irene Cordón, National Geographic, "How Egypt’s ancient city of divine cats was rediscovered," 7 May 2019

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First Known Use of armlet

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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