cocktail ring

[kok-teyl ring]

noun

1. a woman’s ring with a large, ornate setting, typically having an imitation or inexpensive gemstone in the center.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocktail ring¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

I unfurled my fingers and was delighted to find a large diamanté cocktail ring.

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Stone completed the look with a jewel-encrusted clutch, hoop earrings, and a giant sparkling cocktail ring.

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I’d read my book over Negronis in the Elephant Bar in the lobby, over dinner at the nearby Cuisine Wat Damnak restaurant and on a chaise by the aforementioned pool, which looks like the emerald-cut sapphire cocktail ring of a goddess.

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Sima also works with an astrologer and a face reader to validate her instincts on each and in the case of one woman, grants her a good excuse to break out a nice sapphire cocktail ring for everyday use.

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The diamond cocktail ring that Marcia Kepler Noor’s mother gave her in the 1980s was gorgeous, but it seemed a bit glitzy for everyday wear.

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