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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung} (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr & vb n. {Ringing}.] [AS. hringan akin to Icel. hringja Sw ringa, Dan. ringe, OD ringhen, ringkelen [root]19.] 1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as to ring a bell. 2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal. --Shak. 3. To repeat often loudly, or earnestly. {To ring a peal}, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells. {To ring the changes upon}. See under {Change}. {To ring in} or {out}, to usher, attend on or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as to ring out the old year and ring in the new --Tennyson. {To ring the bells backward}, to sound the chimes, reversing the common order -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger. --Sir W. Scott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\, n. 1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as the ring of a bell. 2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated. The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. --Bacon 3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world. --Fuller. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr DAn. & SW ring; cf Russ. krug'. Cf {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.] A circle, or a circular line or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. 2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as a wedding ring. Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer. The dearest ring in Venice will I give you --Shak. 3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. Place me O, place me in the dusty ring, Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith. 4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence figuratively, prize fighting. ``The road was an institution, the ring was an institution.'' --Thackeray. 5. A circular group of persons. And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton. 6. (Geom.) a The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. b The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. 7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. 8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}. 9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A. Freeman. {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}. {Ring blackbird} (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel. {Ring canal} (Zo["o]l.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms. {Ring dotterel}, or {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}. {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being worthless. {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}. {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage. {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc See Illust. under {Benzene}. {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth. {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under {Micrometer}. {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}. {Ring ousel}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Ousel}. {Ring parrot} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially {Pal[ae]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and {P. Alexandri} of {Java}. {Ring plover}. (Zo["o]l.) a The ringed dotterel. b Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover ({[AE]gialitis semipalmata}). {Ring snake} (Zo["o]l.), a small harmless American snake ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange red. {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}. {Ring thrush} (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel. {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively. {The ring}. a The body of sporting men who bet on horse races. [Eng.] b The prize ring. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\, v. i. 1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one Now ringen trompes loud and clarion. --Chaucer. Why ring not out the bells? --Shak. 2. To practice making music with bells. --Holder. 3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound. With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. --Pope. The hall with harp and carol rang. --Tennyson. My ears still ring with noise. --Dryden. 4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. The assertion is still ringing in our ears. --Burke. 5. To be filled with report or talk; as the whole town rings with his fame. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\, v. i. (Falconry) To rise in the air spirally. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ring \Ring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ringed}; p. pr & vb n. {Ringing}.] 1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. ``Ring these fingers.'' --Shak. 2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as to ring branches or roots. 3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pawl \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf {Pole} a stake.] (Mach.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click or detent. See Illust. of {Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.] {Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls. {Pawl rim} or {ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ring n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity" 2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}] 3: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: {hoop}] 4: one of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings require a strong upper body" 5: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: {closed chain}] [ant: {open chain}] 6: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {mob}] 7: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ringing}, {tintinnabulation}] 8: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle 9: a circular band of a precious metal worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger" [syn: {band}] v 1: make a ringing sound [syn: {peal}] 2: ring or echo with sound; reverberate; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {reverberate}] 3: make ring, as of bells etc.; "Ring the bells" [syn: {knell}] 4: be around [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}] 5: get or try to get into communication by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {phone}] 6: attach a ring to "ring birds" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Ring Used as an ornament to decorate the fingers, arms, wrists, and also the ears and the nose. Rings were used as a signet (Gen. 38:18). They were given as a token of investment with authority (Gen. 41:42; Esther 3:8-10; 8:2), and of favour and dignity (Luke 15:22). They were generally worn by rich men (James 2:2). They are mentioned by Isiah (3:21) among the adornments of Hebrew women.
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