Meanings
- archaicliterarynot comparableWearing a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded.
I was born of a true man and a ring'd wife, and I can't argue upon it; but I and my old woman 'ud burn upon it, that would we.
1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 41 more example
There were older men – journalists; some smart and carefully costumed, ringed, scented, and adorned; and some of the Bohemian school […]
1884, Maria M. Grant, So True a Love, page 144
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of ring (circled, enclosed)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshaped like a ring
adjectivehaving colored rings around the body
adjectivewearing a wedding ring; lawfully married
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French annelé
- annelémarked with rings, circles, or loops
Irish fáinneach
- fáinneachmarked with rings, circles, or loops
Latin ānulātus
- ānulātusmarked with rings, circles, or loops
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ringed
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Cite this entry
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