engagement ring

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engagement ring

noun 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.
  2. broadly Any ring resembling one traditionally presented as a pledge of marriage. After about five minutes we dug up an old engagement ring.

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noun a ring signifying a promise to wed

Españolanillo de compromiso, anillo de pedida
한국어약혼반지 yakhonbanji
日本語婚約指輪 kon'yaku yubiwa, エンゲージリング engēji ringu
中文訂婚戒指 /订婚戒指 dìnghūn jièzhi, 訂婚指環 /订婚指环 dìnghūn zhǐhuán
Portuguêsanel de noivado
Françaisbague de fiançailles
DeutschVerlobungsring
Ελληνικάβέρα véra
Românăinel de logodnă
Русскийобруча́льное кольцо́ obručálʹnoje kolʹcó
Tiếng Việtnhẫn đính hôn
العربيةخَاتَم اَلْخُطُوبَة ḵātam al-ḵuṭūba

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@misc{engagement_ring_2026,
  title = {engagement ring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engagement%20ring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}