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signet ring

noun

  1. a finger ring containing a small seal, one's initial, or the like.


signet ring

noun

  1. a finger ring bearing a signet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of signet ring1

First recorded in 1675–85
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Example Sentences

Evident today was a new signet ring that Carole has recently taken to wearing on the little finger of her right hand.

He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.

In the end, therefore, it was he who took the signet ring and the letter the prince had written and brought back the gold.

And that figure upon the shields is the sacred sign that was engraved upon his signet-ring.

The wider part of this signet-ring is situated behind, where it affords attachment to large muscles.

The use of the signet ring is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament.

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