| tart --> | | | | Bracelets are made with a wide variety of materials. |
| Also known as wristbands, bracelets are accessories | | | | Expensive bracelets of gold and silver and other |
| that are worn on the wrist. They are a small version of | | | | precious metals, fixed with precious stones, are a |
| a bracer, a medieval arm covering. Bracelets are worn | | | | common gift for a woman. For less rich tastes, |
| by cultures all over the world and are made from a | | | | bracelets of woven fabric and plastics are cheap to |
| huge range of materials. | | | | buy. Fabric bracelets are very popular among those |
| Bracelets have several purposes. They are usually | | | | who have a reaction to metals or plastics, and those |
| decorative, a piece of jewellery or an accessory, but | | | | who want to avoid synthetic accessories. Plastic |
| sometimes have cultural significance or a practical use. | | | | bracelets in particular have recently become very |
| For example in hospitals and other institutions, tough | | | | popular among teenagers due to a re-appearance of |
| plastic bracelets that can only be removed with | | | | old styles. This 'retro' style has brought back thin, |
| scissors are used to display a patient's ID. This is | | | | coloured plastic bracelets, which were worn in the 80s. |
| particularly useful in facilities where the patients are | | | | In some regions, breaking these bracelets is taken as a |
| likely to cause trouble such as mental hospitals. In | | | | form of courting. |
| some cultures a bracelet may mean something. In | | | | In recent years cheaply produced plastic wristbands |
| Turkey and the surrounding region the symbol of a | | | | that can be imprinted with words have become widely |
| blue eye is often painted on jewellery to scare away | | | | popular. Commonly referred to as charity wristbands, |
| evil spirits as per their traditions. Azabache bracelets in | | | | these often have an advertisement for a charity. They |
| Latin culture are usually worn by babies. Made from | | | | are fashionable and the profits from their sale go |
| gold and adorned with a coral fist, they protect from | | | | towards the charity. |
| negative influence. | | | | |