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signets

signets is the plural of signet.

Meaning of signet

Noun

signet (plural signets)

  1. (historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
    • I had my fathers Signet in my Purse, / Which was the Modell of that Danish Seale:c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about signets

What is signets the plural of?
Signets is the plural of signet.

Words near signets in the dictionary

  1. signet
  2. signet ring
  3. signet rings
  4. signeted
  5. signeth
  6. signets
  7. signetted
  8. signeur
  9. signeurial
  10. signeurialism
  11. signeurs

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