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Traditional English :: wristlet
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wristlet.html - n. a band or ring worn on the wrist to strengthen or guard it or as an ornament, bracelet, handcuff, etc. |
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Traditional English :: wrist
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wristlet.html - n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part of a garment covering the wrist. 4 a (in full wrist-work) the act or practice of working the hand without moving the arm. b the effect got in fencing, ball games, sleight of hand, etc., by this. 5 (in full wrist-pin) Mech. a stud projecting from a crank etc. as an attachment for a connecting-rod. wrist-drop the inability to extend the hand through paralysis of the forearm muscles. wrist-watch a small watch worn on a strap round the wrist. [OE f. Gmc, prob. f. a root rel. to WRITHE] |
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Traditional English :: wristband
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wristlet.html - n. a band forming or concealing the end of a shirt-sleeve; a cuff. |
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Traditional English :: wristlet
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wristlet.html - n. a band or ring worn on the wrist to strengthen or guard it or as an ornament, bracelet, handcuff, etc. |
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Traditional English :: wristy
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wristlet.html - adj. (esp. of a shot in cricket, tennis, etc.) involving or characterized by movement of the wrist. |
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Traditional English :: wrist
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wristlet.html - n. 1 the part connecting the hand with the forearm. 2 the corresponding part in an animal. 3 the part of a garment covering the wrist. 4 a (in full wrist-work) the act or practice of working the hand without moving the arm. b the effect got in fencing, ball games, sleight of hand, etc., by this. 5 (in full wrist-pin) Mech. a stud projecting from a crank etc. as an attachment for a connecting-rod. wrist-drop the inability to extend the hand through paralysis of the forearm muscles. wrist-watch a small watch worn on a strap round the wrist. [OE f. Gmc, prob. f. a root rel. to WRITHE] |
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