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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ringed¹

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

Example Sentences

This begins with buds that are ringed in white paper cones that protect the baby plant as it grows.

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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.

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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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