Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or wearing no ring: as, a ringless finger.
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- adjective Without a
ring .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A third order, intermediate in some respects between these two, and called the ringless ferns (_Marattiaceæ_), has no representatives within our territory.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Bilson, 28, flashed a ringless finger to Us on the red carpet of the Take No Prisoners event in L.A. Wednesday night.
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Both charming and ringless, like LaDainian Tomlinson or Jennifer Aniston.
How to Fill the Football Vacuum Jason Gay 2011
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And I certainly wasn't about to use this one to watch the Yankees get clobbered en route to another ringless season.
Tony Sachs: You're Welcome, New York: How My Reverse Juju Helped The Yankees Win Game 4 Tony Sachs 2011
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Tim Duncan took a previously ringless San Antonio team to a title in his second year.
Mike Lux: The Most Valuable of All Mike Lux 2011
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Hubby is quick to say my wife this and my wife that even despite his ringless finger (lol).
HONEST SCRAP MEME 2009
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For his part, William will not wear a wedding band, as his father and most of the men in his family advised him that despite the pervasiveness of the urban myth, it's actually much harder to pick up chicks with a noose around your finger than it is when you go ringless.
Meredith C. Carroll: New Royal Wedding Details Unveiled Meredith C. Carroll 2011
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With no experience as a filmmaker, she picked up a camera and began approaching ringless women on the streets of Boston.
Single women, their dating adventures are subjects of new documentary, book Ellen McCarthy 2010
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For his part, William will not wear a wedding band, as his father and most of the men in his family advised him that despite the pervasiveness of the urban myth, it's actually much harder to pick up chicks with a noose around your finger than it is when you go ringless.
Meredith C. Carroll: New Royal Wedding Details Unveiled Meredith C. Carroll 2011
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Tim Duncan took a previously ringless San Antonio team to a title in his second year.
Mike Lux: The Most Valuable of All Mike Lux 2011
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