wedding ring
nounEtymology From Middle English wedding ring, wedding ryng, weddynge rynge, weddyng ryng.
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Jewelry, Lifestyle Either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.
- The surgeon leant over the body, and raised the left hand. "The old story," he said, shaking his head: "no wedding-ring, I see. Ah! good night!"1837 February, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “Treats of the Place Where Oliver Twist Was Born, and of the Circumstances Attending His Birth”, in Oliver Twist; […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], published 1838, →OCLC, page 6:
- Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring1947, Willard Robison, “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee:
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- Do the bad thing / Take off your wedding ring / But it won't make it that much easier / It might make it worse2007, “The Bad Thing”, Alex Turner (lyrics), performed by Arctic Monkeys:
- Derived terms
- wedding ring effect
- Related terms
- commitment ring, engagement ring