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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A band worn on the arm for ornament or identification.
  • noun A small arm, as of the sea.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A little arm: as, an armlet of the sea.
  • noun An ornament for the arm; specifically, a metal band or ring worn upon the upper arm.
  • noun That part of a dress where the sleeve joins the shoulder.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A small arm.
  • noun An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
  • noun Armor for the arm.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A band that is worn on the arm that for ornamental or identification purposes.
  • noun A small arm.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a band worn around the arm for decoration

Etymologies

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From arm +‎ -let.

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