Wristful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wristful is a noun meaning A quantity worn on or covering one wrist.
Meaning
A quantity worn on or covering one wrist.
More Meanings
- The amount that can be released by a movement of the wrist
- The amount that can be taken from a wrist.
Example Sentences
Each child begins with a wristful of rubber bands.
Every gesture of her hands flashed wristsful of sapphires
Mopsus, is there purpose in the pulse one gathers wristful by wristful?
His main customer is known as Rat, a lean, darting, reddish man with a sniff of what could be an Irish accent and a wristful of watches.
Word Forms
- wristfuls
- wristsful
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wristband, wristwear, wristlet, wristwatch, cuff, wristguard.
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