signet

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsɪɡ.nət/

Noun

signet (plural signets)

1. an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin
   • c.1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet

     I had my father's signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal

   • 1844, Robert Browning, "The Labratory"

     To carry pure death in an earring, a casket,

     A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!

Translations

• Russian: печа́тка

Related terms

• seal

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