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• armlets — arm·let || ɑːmlɪt n. ornamental band worn around the upper arm, arm band …   English contemporary dictionary

• Sleeves, Armlets — Sleeves or armlets are made of the same material as the epitrachelion* and are worn over the sleeves of the sticharion* and fastened with loops and buttons. Although they form part of the liturgical vestments of patriarchs, bishops, and priests… …   Dictionary of church terms

• Dacian bracelets — Dacian gold bracelet, dated to 1st century BC – 1st century AD, from Sarmizegetusa Romania [1][2] …   Wikipedia

• armlet — /ahrm lit/, n. 1. an ornamental band worn on the arm, esp. a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist. 2. a little inlet or arm: an armlet of the sea. [1525 35; ARM1 + LET] * * * ▪ jewelry       decorative band, usually of gold,… …   Universalium

• jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… …   Universalium

• John III of Portugal — Infobox Portuguese Royalty|monarch name =John III title =King of Portugal and the Algarves of either side of the sea in Africa caption =Portrait of John III by Antonis Mor reign =December 13, 1521 mdash;June 11, 1557 investiture =December 19,… …   Wikipedia

• History of jewellery in Ukraine — Jewellery, as one of the art forms originated together with the human culture as one of its expressions. Body ornamentation, essentially the purpose of jewellery, has been known since at least the Stone Age. At that time adornments were made from …   Wikipedia

• Manillas — An Okpoho manilla, Okpoho or Okpogho comes from the Igbo language Manillas are penannular armlets, mostly in bronze or copper, very rarely gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage and to a degree, ornamentatio …   Wikipedia

• kula ring — An exchange cycle in the Trobriand Isles documented by Bronislaw Malinowski in Argonauts of the Western Pacific(1922). Twice each year, Trobriand islanders launch their canoes and visit other islands, carrying gifts and local specialities for… …   Dictionary of sociology

• To veer and haul — Veer Veer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate}); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Veer — Veer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate}); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English