signet ring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of signet ring
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Are you wearing a martini glass signet ring?
From Salon • May 1, 2025
He proudly wore the family crest on a signet ring, but he was also mindful that his father had been accused of collaboration with the Nazis and his mother was “a former American exotic dancer.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
But he still wears a large signet ring with the inscription "Loyal forever" from his military marine unit back home in Ukraine.
From Reuters • Feb. 14, 2022
His left hand grips a pair of tan leather gloves, and on that hand is a small signet ring with his family’s coat of arms: three willow leaves segmented by a black chevron.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
She handed me a gold signet ring, and I didn't need to be an archaeologist to know it was ancient.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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