signet

CEFRC2

/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small seal used on a ring or stamp.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.

Examples

  • A digital signature file is the modern equivalent of the signet ring.

  • Tom sealed the letter with wax using his signet ring.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!

  • I had my fathers Signet in my Purse, / Which was the Modell of that Danish Seale:

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The nobleman pressed his wax seal using a golden blank from his finger.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Old French signet (“small seal”), from Medieval Latin signētum, diminutive of Latin signum (“sign”).