Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bracelet

Bracelet ({not transcribed}) , noun

[French bracelet, dim. of Old French bracel armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, from Latin bracchium. See Brace,n.]

1.
An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.
2.
A piece of defensive armor for the arm. — Johnson