signet

[ sig-nit ]

/ ˈsɪg nɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR signet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small seal, as on a finger ring.

a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc.

an impression made by or as if by a signet.

verb (used with object)

to stamp or mark with a signet.

Origin of signet

1300–50; Middle English <Old French (see sign, -et); compare Medieval Latin signētum

OTHER WORDS FROM signet

un·sig·net·ed, adjective

Words nearby signet

signed number, signed-ranks test, signed, sealed, and delivered, signee, signer, signet, signet ring, signet-ring cell, signet-ring cell carcinoma, signifiant, significance

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Example sentences from the Web for signet

The signet is hung upon a swivel, and has hieroglyphics on what may be called the reverse.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455|Various
For this reason Leicester gave him his signet ring and authority to act for him.
The Mentor: Walter Scott, Vol. 4, Num. 15, Serial No. 115, September 15, 1916|Hamilton W. Mabie
As you had not yet returned to Rome, I thought it better not to produce your signet, which I had fortunately managed to conceal.
For the Temple|G. A. Henty
Not that my object was in any wise money, but I consider this the signet of success.
Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)|Julia Ward Howe

As it concerns only yourself, said the baron, it is proper you should read it first, and I will then put on my signet.
The Fortunate Foundlings|Eliza Fowler Haywood

British Dictionary definitions for signet

signet

/ (ˈsɪɡnɪt) /

noun

a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring

a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents

the impression made by such a seal

verb

(tr) to stamp or authenticate with a signet

Word Origin for signet

C14: from Medieval Latin signētum a little seal, from Latin signum a sign

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	signet
释义	signet [ sig-nit ] / ˈsɪg nɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR signet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small seal, as on a finger ring. a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc. an impression made by or as if by a signet. verb (used with object) to stamp or mark with a signet. Origin of signet 1300–50; Middle English <Old French (see sign, -et); compare Medieval Latin signētum OTHER WORDS FROM signet un·sig·net·ed, adjective Words nearby signet signed number, signed-ranks test, signed, sealed, and delivered, signee, signer, signet, signet ring, signet-ring cell, signet-ring cell carcinoma, signifiant, significance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for signet The signet is hung upon a swivel, and has hieroglyphics on what may be called the reverse. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455\|Various For this reason Leicester gave him his signet ring and authority to act for him. The Mentor: Walter Scott, Vol. 4, Num. 15, Serial No. 115, September 15, 1916\|Hamilton W. Mabie As you had not yet returned to Rome, I thought it better not to produce your signet, which I had fortunately managed to conceal. For the Temple\|G. A. Henty Not that my object was in any wise money, but I consider this the signet of success. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)\|Julia Ward Howe As it concerns only yourself, said the baron, it is proper you should read it first, and I will then put on my signet. The Fortunate Foundlings\|Eliza Fowler Haywood British Dictionary definitions for signet signet / (ˈsɪɡnɪt) / noun a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents the impression made by such a seal verb (tr) to stamp or authenticate with a signet Word Origin for signet C14: from Medieval Latin signētum a little seal, from Latin signum a sign Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to signet stamp, impression, sign, seal
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signet

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of signet

OTHER WORDS FROM signet

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British Dictionary definitions for signet

noun

verb

Word Origin for signet

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