signet
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈsɪɡnɪt/
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- The Baron Harkonnen has sworn to destroy House Atreides... and steal the ducal signet ring for himself.
- signet ring
- gold signet
- heavy signet
The other notable change, I suppose that I've done is I used to wear my Signet signet signet vignette ring.
- The other notable change, I suppose that I've done is I used to wear my Signet signet signet vignette ring.
- Yeah, it's just the most me ring really just says F off in this really cute heart signet ring.
Examples
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Dirkin had an inside confederate, a confederate who wore a distinctive signet ring.
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Removing her signet ring, she pressed it carefully into the wax.
Blog text (28) -
Did you see my signet ring?
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I found my signet ring.
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"I can see the lines on your finger where your large signet ring once sat."
Fiction book (1999) -
A gentleman traditionally wears the signet on his left hand.
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Where is the ducal signet ring?
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A signet ring on the third finger of his right hand flashed blood-dark in the blue light.
Fiction book (1991) -
The queen extended her hand, and Ulfra knelt to kiss the signet ring, startled at the sting of the cold elvish silver.
Fiction book (1993) -
She signed the important document with her family signet to ensure its authenticity.
Synonyms
106
4.2
An official mark that shows a document is real
73
1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
1
6.5
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
1
3.5
A hand tool with a rubber surface that makes a mark when pressed on an ink pad
1
9.9
A mark used to show a document is real and from an important person
A ring with a carved top you press into wax to make a mark
Compounds
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6.5
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word signet comes from the Latin signum, which means 'mark' or 'sign', and the small ending -et. So a signet is literally a 'small sign', a little seal used to make a mark that shows a document is real, and it shares the same root as sign and signature.