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2. Engagement ring - Wikipedia

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   Engagement ring. Two engagement rings, as traditionally worn on the ring finger of the left hand. An engagement ring, also known as a betrothal ring, is a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures. A ring is presented as an engagement gift by a partner to their prospective spouse when ...

3. Jewels of Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia

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   It was a £3,000 Bulgari yellow gold band with diamonds. The diamond band set in yellow gold was not an engagement ring and was worn on the fourth finger of her right hand, where her butler Paul Burrell advised her to wear it. Photographs taken on 30 August, just before the crash, show that the Princess was wearing a gold ring on her right hand.

4. Halo (religious iconography) - Wikipedia

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   A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk'; [1] [2] also called a nimbus, aureole, glory, or gloriole ( Latin: gloriola, lit. 'little glory') is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light [3] that surrounds a person in works of art. The halo occurs in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred ...

5. Wedding ring - Wikipedia

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   Wedding ring. A wedding ring is commonly worn on the ring finger. A pair of wedding rings. A wedding ring or wedding band is a finger ring that indicates that its wearer is married. [ 1] It is usually forged from metal, traditionally gold or another precious metal. Rings were used in ancient Rome during marriage.

6. Vena amoris - Wikipedia

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   Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, "vein of love". Traditional belief established that this vein ran directly from the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. [ 1] This theory has been cited in Western cultures as one of the reasons the engagement ring and/or wedding ring was placed on the fourth finger, or "ring finger".

7. Ring (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   A ring is a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry. The term "ring" by itself denotes jewellery worn on the finger; when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is specified within the term, e.g., earrings, neck rings, arm rings, and toe rings. Rings fit snugly around or in the part of the body they ornament, so ...