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signet ring

American  

noun

  1. a finger ring containing a small seal, one's initial, or the like.


signet ring British  

noun

  1. a finger ring bearing a signet

"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

Etymology

Origin of signet ring

First recorded in 1675–85

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Sarah's medical cause of death was recorded as "metastatic signet ring adenocarcinoma of the appendix".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Are you wearing a martini glass signet ring?

From Salon May 1, 2025

“I try to make my pieces smooth and comfortable,” he said, holding a signet ring cast in sterling silver that he etched with a Japanese crest of a lotus flower.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2025

He proudly wore the family crest on a signet ring, but he was also mindful that his father had been accused of collaboration with the Nazis and his mother was “a former American exotic dancer.”

From Washington Post Jun. 3, 2022

I notice the strength in his arms and the signet ring gleaming on one long-fingered hand, carved with the symbol of the Greenbriar line.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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