What is another word for signets?

Pronunciation: [sˈɪɡnɪts] (IPA)

Signets are small seals used to imprint personal emblems or images on documents or letters. They are also called seals, stamps or insignias. In ancient times, signets were used as a form of identification or authentication to ensure the letter or document was genuine. They were made of various materials like gold, silver or copper and were often set with precious stones. Other synonyms for signets include sealskin, wax stamp, embossing tool, and impressionist stamp. Today, signets are mainly used for decoration or as a fashion accessory. They can be made from various materials such as plastic, wood, metal, and rubber.

What are the hypernyms for Signets?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Signets

I think of all the green things I have loved-of malachite in matrix and table-top; of jade, not factory-hewn baubles, but age-mellowed signets, fashioned by lovers of their craft, and seasoned by the toying yellow fingers of generations of forgotten Chinese emperors-jade, as Dunsany would say, of the exact shade of the right color.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
You would find there the rings and signets of the Basilidians; amulets too of wood or ivory: figures of demons, preternaturally ugly; little skeletons, and other superstitious devices.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
So is every artificer and work-master that passeth his time by night as by day, they that cut gravings of signets; and his diligence is to make great variety; he will set his heart to preserve likeness in his portraiture, and will be wakeful to finish his work.
"The French in the Heart of America"
John Finley

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