单词 | finger ring |
释义 | > as lemmasfinger ring finger ring n. a ring worn on the finger; = ring n.1 1a. [Compare Dutch vingerring (1526 as vingerrinc ), Middle Low German vingerrinc , German Fingerring (early 16th cent. or earlier), probably partly alterations (after the respective cognates of ring n.1) of Middle Dutch vingerijn , Middle Low German vingeren , vingerīn , Old High German fingirīn ( < the Germanic base of finger n. + a suffix expressing belonging), and also of Germanic parallels cited at fingerling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > ring > [noun] > for specific positions finger ring1535 thumb-ring1598 toe-ring1896 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Esther viii. A The kynge put of his fynger rynge..& gaue it vnto Mardocheus. 1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. v. 225 The chief Ornaments of Men and Women, viz. Crowns, Mitres, Frontal Jewels, Ear-rings,..Chains, Bracelets, Finger-Rings and Signets. 1796 J. Strutt Compl. View Dress & Habits People of Eng. I. Introd. p. lvii The usage of finger-rings is exceedingly ancient. 1879 G. F. Maclear Celts ii. 13 Costly finger-rings. 2010 Searcher Feb. 66/2 Other finds this month included an Anglo-Saxon finger ring. < as lemmas |
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