wedding ring
a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.
Origin of wedding ring
1- Also called wedding band .
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How to use wedding ring in a sentence
The stranger finds a jewelry store, where he sells a gold wedding band.
‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Is a Classic Twice over—as a Movie and a Novel | Malcolm Jones | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a house the team had occupied, Faris held up his wedding band and said goodbye to his wife and his two small daughters.
“I knew he was married; he had his wedding band on,” she said.
Ginger White on Herman Cain's Exit, His Arrogance—and Her Sex Claims | Leslie Bennetts | December 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the new wedding band came a new persona and starring role—society maven.
Forced to give up her wedding band (just as her husband is sent off to his likely death), Joan is visibly shaken and distraught.
He shook it tentatively, noting the heavy class ring and the thin, plain wedding band.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowA wife wore a gold wedding band on the ring finger of her left hand to show that she was married.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for wedding ring
a band ring with parallel sides, typically of precious metal, worn to indicate married status
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