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anklet

[ang-klit] / ˈæŋ klɪt /
NOUN
ankle sock
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There are also three standout lead dancers in bright red pointe shoes and anklet socks: Jeanette Delgado, German, and current ABT principal Cassandra Trenary.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

One smart decision begets others, the ad suggests, and it follows Lohan through a daily routine that sees her defeating Dennis Rodman on a very strange episode of Jeopardy! and bedazzling Danny Trejo’s anklet.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2022

A defendant awaiting trial in the District who had been outfitted with a GPS anklet eluded being tracked by removing the prosthetic leg to which it had been attached.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2016

In addition to the anklet monitor, the government wants to require Hinckley to have weekly phone calls and monthly visits with St. Elizabeths officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2015

Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jingling anklets were used to alert parents to their children's movements, but in this unforgiving, water-surrounded landscape, nothing feels truly safe.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025

According to the museum’s research, four objects — the whisk; a chair made of wood, brass, leather and iron; and two bracelets or anklets — were taken on Feb. 5, 1874.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Glittery party dresses were paired with the aforementioned anklets and sneakers.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2018

It was the first time that the missionaries saw the hula — hundreds of dancing men and women, shouting and clapping, the men wearing thick anklets of rattling dogs’ teeth.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015

A woman in tribal garb and multiple anklets had placed a drum underneath the gushing tap, so I waited.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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