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engagement rings

engagement rings is the plural of engagement ring.

Meaning of engagement ring

Noun

engagement ring (plural engagement rings)

  1. A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended spouse, symbolizing a formal pledge of matrimony and commonly consisting of a gold band adorned with one or more diamonds or other precious gemstones.
    • Then, aroused to the sense of what was proper among mortals circumstanced as we were, I pointed out to Kitty that an engagement-ring was the outward and visible sign of her dignity as an engaged girl; and that she must forthwith come to Hamilton's to be measured for one.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 13
  2. (broadly) Any ring resembling one traditionally presented as a pledge of marriage.
    • After about five minutes we dug up an old engagement ring.2010, Donald L. Maly, Oasis of Hope, page 20

Questions about engagement rings

What is engagement rings the plural of?
Engagement rings is the plural of engagement ring.

Words near engagement rings in the dictionary

  1. engagee
  2. engagees
  3. engagement
  4. engagement chicken
  5. engagement ring
  6. engagement rings
  7. engagements
  8. engager
  9. engagers
  10. engages
  11. engages in

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