guard ring


noun
  1. a ring worn tightly in front of another ring to prevent the latter from slipping off the finger.

Origin of guard ring

1
First recorded in 1810–20

Words Nearby guard ring

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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.

    The Heritage of Dress | Wilfred Mark Webb

British Dictionary definitions for guard ring

guard ring

noun
  1. Also called: guard, keeper ring jewellery an extra ring worn to prevent another from slipping off the finger

  2. 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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