signet n : a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈsɪgnət/

Noun

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;

Related terms

• seal

See also

• Wikipedia article on Seal (device)

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 (brand), a brand of high-end pickup systems (cartridge and stylus) for phonographs and much later speakers
• Signet (Phi Sigma Kappa), a publication produced by the fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa published four times a year
• Signet Group, the world's largest speciality retail jeweller

See also

• Writers to the Signet, a legal society of solicitors in Scotland
• Cygnet (disambiguation)

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