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engagement ring

noun

  1. a ring, often a diamond, given by a man to his fiancée at the time of their engagement as a token of their betrothal.



engagement ring

noun

  1. a ring given by a man to a woman as a token of their betrothal

“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of engagement ring1

First recorded in 1860–65
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“I’ve had ladies coming here and crying about their stolen engagement rings or grandma’s diamond earrings,” he said.

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She said she sold a bracelet and two rings, including her engagement ring, "to a proper jewellers, but I got £127".

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He had just bought an engagement ring, and planned to ask on a trip to Jerusalem next week.

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After much digging, we found my engagement ring, and John’s wedding band — in the drawer of a corroded file cabinet.

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Min, a fabric arts student, already has an engagement ring in his pocket.

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