单词 | mourning ring |
释义 | > as lemmasmourning ring mourning ring n. now historical a ring worn as a memorial of a deceased person (also figurative). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > [noun] > keepsake, souvenir > of the dead death's ring1643 mourning ring1653 hair-ring1696 mourning piece1828 mourning picture1859 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > ring > [noun] > ring worn on specific occasion mourning ring1653 natal ring1728 the world > life > death > obsequies > formal or ceremonial mourning > [noun] > wearing of mourning garments > mourning garments > ring death's ring1643 mourning ring1653 1653 N. Hookes Amanda 67 Then I conceiv'd that there might be, In those black browes a mystery,..Two arches of a mourning ring. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3897/4 3 other Mourning Rings, with W.C. ob. 18 Dec. 1702. 1852 D. M. Mulock Agatha's Husband (1875) xii. 306 The large diamond mourning ring which the widower always wore, ‘In memory of Catherine Harper’. 1992 Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. 18 Oct. c1/6 Locks of hair from the deceased were often placed in mourning rings, popular jewelry pieces of the period. 2005 C. L. White Amer. Artifacts Personal Adornm., 1680–1820 iv. 95/1 (caption) Gold mourning ringset with paste cut in shape of coffin over image of skeleton, owned by William Hunt Jr. < as lemmas |
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