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signet

[ sig-nit ]

noun

  1. a small seal, as on a finger ring.
  2. a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc.
  3. an impression made by or as if by a signet.


verb (used with object)

  1. to stamp or mark with a signet.

signet

/ ˈ²õɪɡ²Ôɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring
  2. a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents
  3. the impression made by such a seal
“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

verb

  1. tr to stamp or authenticate with 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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±²µî€ƒn±ð³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of signet1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French ( sign, -et ); compare Medieval Latin ²õ¾±²µ²Ôŧ³Ù³Ü³¾
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of signet1

C14: from Medieval Latin ²õ¾±²µ²Ôŧ³Ù³Ü³¾ a little seal, from Latin signum a sign
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“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.

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Attendees wore stickers with their chosen “Empyrean†rank and wrote their dream powers on a signet wish tree.

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This demi signet is a petite counterpart to the J. Hannah classic signet and designed to be worn on the pinky.

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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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Archives show that those who lived in Brown Square included physician Joseph McKenzie; advocate John McLaurin; lord justice clerk Thomas Miller; Lady Agnew; and a writer to the signet, Isaac Grant.

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