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Dictionary: sig·net   (sĭg'nĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A seal, especially one used officially to mark documents.
  2. The impression made with such a seal.
tr.v., -net·ed, -net·ing, -nets.
To mark or endorse with a signet.

[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of signe, sign. See sign.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)


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Signet may refer to:

  • Signet ring, a ring with a seal set into it, typically by leaving an impression in sealing wax
  • Signet Books, an imprint of the New American Library
  • SigneT, a class of racing dinghy, designed in 1961 by Ian Proctor
  • Signet (Phi Sigma Kappa), a publication produced by the fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa published four times a year
  • Signet Jewelers, the world's largest speciality retail jeweller

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - signet, segl
v. tr. - sætte sit segl på

idioms:

  • signet ring    signetring

Nederlands (Dutch)
zegel

Français (French)
n. - sceau
v. tr. - sceller avec un sceau

idioms:

  • signet ring    chevalière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Petschaft
v. - (be)siegeln

idioms:

  • signet ring    Siegelring

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σφραγιδόλιθος, αποτύπωμα σφραγιδόλιθου
v. - επικυρώνω με σφραγιδόλιθο

idioms:

  • signet ring    σφραγιδόλιθος, σφραγιδοφόρο δαχτυλίδι

Italiano (Italian)
sigillo

idioms:

  • signet ring    anello con sigillo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chancela (f), sinete (m)
v. - selar

idioms:

  • signet ring    anel (m) com sinete

Русский (Russian)
печать, печатка

idioms:

  • signet ring    кольцо с печаткой

Español (Spanish)
n. - sello, timbre
v. tr. - estampar o marcar con un sello

idioms:

  • signet ring    anillo de sello

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - signet, sigill
v. - sätta sitt sigill på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
图章, 印, 盖章于

idioms:

  • signet ring    图章戒指

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圖章, 印
v. tr. - 蓋章於

idioms:

  • signet ring    圖章戒指

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (반지 따위에 새긴) 막도장, (법률 문서 등에 찍는) 도장, 옥새
v. tr. - ~에 날인하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 印形, 印, 認印, 認め印
v. - 印をおす

idioms:

  • signet ring    印鑑付き指輪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ختم (فعل) ينقش على بعض ألخواتم, يختم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חותם (ת קמוצה), חותמת‬
v. tr. - ‮חתם בחותמת‬


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