seal ring

noun

1. a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.

seal ring

noun

1. another term for signet ring

Word History and Origins

Origin of seal ring¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Coquenil stared at his brown seal ring and then muttered savagely: "How did he know the name of that infernal canary bird?"

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Heres a seal-ring, and I have sent for a guarded gown and a damask cassock.

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The emperor repeated it to his secretary word for word, and gave the latter his seal ring to show that the message was authentic.

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His hands were shapely and well formed, and a rich seal ring adorned the one that held the pack of cards.

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His seal ring was too large, his watch chain too heavy, his collar too high, and his cravat too loud.

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