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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.
     of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
     A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the
     sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by
     bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I had my father's signet in my purse.    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal.
  
     Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who
        prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the
        office of the secretary of state.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.
     of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
     A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the
     sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by
     bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
  
           I had my father's signet in my purse.    --Shak.
  
     Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal.
  
     Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who
        prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the
        office of the secretary of state.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  signet ring
       n : a ring bearing a signet [syn: seal ring]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  signet ring
     n.
     A finger ring bearing a signet, seal or coat of arms.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  signet ring
     n.
     A finger ring bearing a signet, seal or coat of arms.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  signet ring
     n.
     A finger ring bearing a signet, seal or coat of arms.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  signet ring
     n.
     A finger ring bearing a signet, seal or coat of arms.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  signet ring
     Englanti n.
     sinettisormus

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  signet ring /sˈɪɡnɪt ɹˈɪŋ/ 
  пръстен с печат
  signet ring

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  signet ring /sˈɪɡnɪt ɹˈɪŋ/
  Siegelring 
   see: signet rings
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  signet ring /sˈɪɡnɪt ɹˈɪŋ/ 
  sinettisormus
  signet ring

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 图章戒指

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