guard ring
a ring worn tightly in front of another ring to prevent the latter from slipping off the finger.
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How to use guard ring in a sentence
It was borne on the third finger of the right hand, above the second joint, and was usually kept in place with a plain guard ring.
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British Dictionary definitions for guard ring
Also called: guard, keeper ring jewellery an extra ring worn to prevent another from slipping off the finger
an electrode used to counteract distortion of the electric fields at the edges of other electrodes in a capacitor or electron lens
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