ANKLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anklet mean? 

• ANKLET (noun)
  The noun ANKLET has 3 senses:

1. a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle

2. a sock that reaches just above the ankle

3. an ornament worn around the ankle

  Familiarity information: ANKLET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANKLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("anklet" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

Derivation:

ankle (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sock that reaches just above the ankle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anklet; anklets; bobbysock; bobbysocks

Hypernyms ("anklet" is a kind of...):

sock (hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee)

Derivation:

ankle (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An ornament worn around the ankle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ankle bracelet; anklet

Hypernyms ("anklet" is a kind of...):

bangle; bracelet (jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration)

Derivation:

ankle (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)