signet
Americannoun
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a small seal, as on a finger ring.
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a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc.
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an impression made by or as if by a signet.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring
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a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents
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the impression made by such a seal
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has signetedperfect 3rd person singular
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have signetedperfect
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is signetingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been signetingperfect progressive
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am signetingprogressive 1st person singular
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are signetingprogressive
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has been signetingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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signetssingular 3rd person
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signetingparticiple
Past
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had signetedperfect
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had been signetingperfect progressive
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were signetingprogressive plural
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was signetingprogressive singular
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signetedparticiple
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signetedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of signet
1300–50; Middle English < Old French ( see sign, -et); compare Medieval Latin signētum
Example Sentences
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Signet Jewelers SIG -2.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle lifted the low end of its guidance after reporting higher sales in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The debate, at the Signet Library in Edinburgh, came little over a week before Scots head to the polls on 7 May.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Signet stock jumped 12% after barely moving in premarket trading.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Signet Jewelers stock could sparkle with spending expected to hit a record $29.1 billion, including $7 billion on jewelry purchases.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Ladies and gentlemen paraded along in the stately attire of the period: grave Lords of Session, and leading legal luminaries, bustling Writers to the Signet and their attendant clerks, were all there.
From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant
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