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View synonyms for ringed

ringed

[ringd]

adjective

  1. having or wearing a ring or rings. ring.

  2. marked or decorated with or as if with a ring or rings. ring.

  3. surrounded by or as if by a ring or rings. ring.

  4. formed of or with rings; ring; ringlike or annular.

    a ringed growth.

  5. Armor.,  noting armor having rings ring sewn side by side to a flexible backing.



ringed

/ rɪŋd /

adjective

  1. displaying ringlike markings

  2. having or wearing a ring

  3. formed by rings; annular

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ringed1

before 900; Middle English; Old English hringed; ring 1, -ed 3, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, East Jerusalem, which Palestinians regard as their capital, has been ringed with Jewish settlements, gradually cutting off the city from the West Bank.

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But her eyes are ringed with the suggestion of tears and dejection.

For all the wrong reasons, 1 August had been ringed on international policymakers' calendars.

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Ms Deamer said the bird is not ringed and they "cannot give it away as it is not our bird".

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The crossing itself is ringed by jagged, barren mountains and, along the river's edge, by a narrow strip of lurid green farmland.

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