armlet
/ˈɑɹmlət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.
noun
A small arm.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The men wear their frizzly hair gathered into a flat circular knot over the left temple, which has a very knowing look, and in their ears cylinders of wood as thick as one's finger, and coloured red at the ends. Armlets and anklets of woven grass or of silver, with necklaces of beads or of small fruits, complete their attire."
- "an armlet of the sea"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹmlət/
- British English: /ˈɑːmlət/