wedding ring

noun

1. a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.

wedding ring

noun

1. a band ring with parallel sides, typically of precious metal, worn to indicate married status

Word History and Origins

Origin of wedding ring¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Selecting an engagement and wedding ring from Clean Origin’s For Us Collection makes a statement of another kind.

From Washington Blade

Mostly, they evacuated with just the clothes on their backs, leaving behind wedding rings, collectible coins, vaccination cards — and their beloved pets, who have now been without their owners for a week.

From Washington Post

Then they mailed his finger and wedding ring to Serena — and one of the last shots of the episode shows Waterford hanging on the wall where so many women were unjustly sent to their deaths.

From Washington Post

In some states, a rebozo is given instead of a wedding ring.

From The Daily Beast

As Walt sleeps that night, his wedding ring—the last remnant of the husband and father he once was—slips from his finger.

From The Daily Beast

The guilt was compounded when Menal had to sell her wedding ring so the couple could afford furniture and food.

From The Daily Beast

Guards made him remove his wedding ring for his own safety and he slept, with no mattress, on a wire bed frame.

From The Daily Beast

This weekend, Nordegren was spotted nearby pumping gas without her wedding ring on.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Maynard, with a sparkling glance about her that says "Mum," has slipped off her wedding-ring, and Belle has taken her hand.

From Project Gutenberg

It was probably the wedding-ring which had been sold that morning by the jeweller in the Commercial Arcade.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Walbridge started at the last word, and her wedding ring struck sharply against a glass.

From Project Gutenberg

"Let me see that ring," said the priest, addressing Luke, who still held the wedding-ring between his fingers.

From Project Gutenberg

His wedding-ring is taken from him, and every little memento of his wife and children which might afford him consolation.

From Project Gutenberg