Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bangle \Ban"gle\, n. [Hind. bangr[=i] bracelet, bangle.]
   An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other
   material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some
   other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet.

   {Bangle ear}, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a
      spaniel.