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| sig·net [ sígnət ] |
noun (plural sig·nets) |
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1. small seal: a small seal, e.g. one that is engraved on a ring
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2. stamp for documents: a seal used to stamp official documents
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3. impression made by seal: an impression made on a document by a seal
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transitive verb (past and past participle sig·net·ed, present participle sig·net·ing, 3rd person present singular sig·nets) |
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stamp document with seal: to stamp a document with a seal
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin signetum "small seal" < Latin signum "mark, sign"] |