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Half-hoop bracelet

A type of bangle having decoration only on approximately one-quarter to one-third of the circumference, the decoration being usually a setting of gemstones. A finger ring similarly embellished is called 'half-hoop ring'.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson