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signet
[sig-nit]
noun
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc.
an impression made by or as if by a signet.
verb (used with object)
to stamp or mark with a signet.
signet
/ ˈɪɡɪ /
noun
a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring
a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents
the impression made by such a seal
verb
(tr) to stamp or authenticate with a signet
Other Word Forms
- unsigneted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of signet1
Example Sentences
Are you wearing a martini glass signet ring?
“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.
Attendees wore stickers with their chosen “Empyrean” rank and wrote their dream powers on a signet wish tree.
This demi signet is a petite counterpart to the J. Hannah classic signet and designed to be worn on the pinky.
The colorful intaglios — gems with incised carvings — likely fell out of signet rings worn by wealthy third-century bathers, and ended up trapped in the stone drains.
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