double-ring

[ duhb-uhl-ring ]

adjective

1. being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-ring¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

There was a double ring of trees in one corner of our domain, enclosing the salle de verdure, or outdoor drawing-room.

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They then become coated by a ring of cilia, to which a second ring, completing the double ring of the adult, is added later.

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The double ring handle is made by twisting rattan into rings and sewing the rings to the weaving of the basket on opposite sides.

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At the top of the green flower-stalk there is a double ring of narrow green pointed leaves.

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The tips of the green leaves, which grow in a double ring behind the flowers, are often tinged with pink.

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