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bangle (n) a non-flexible circular piece of jewellery worn on the wrist or the arm. Cf.Bracelet. [buy bangles from Mochishop].
bead (n) a small object, usually pierced, which is pierced for the purpose of stringing to form or to embellish items of jewellery.
beryl (n) a mineral which includes the gemstones emerald (green beryl) and aquamarine (blue beryl). Other types of berly include the extremely rare bixbite (red emerald), as well as heliodor (greeny-yellow beryl), morganite (pink beryl) and golden beryl. The differing colours of berly are produced by various impurities in the mineral.
bracelet (n) a flexible piece of jewellery worn on the wrist or the arm. Cf. Bangle. [buy bracelets from Mochishop].
