posy ring

Japanese: posy ring(英語表記)posyring
posy ring

...The clergy's ring was traditionally worn on the index finger of the right hand. (3) Posy ring In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was customary to give a woman a posy ring, which had a poem or proverb engraved on the inside, along with a bouquet of flowers. (4) Poison ring The ancient origin of the poison ring can be seen in the example of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who committed suicide with a poison in a recess carved in the ring's setting.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "posy ring" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…聖職者の指輪は右手のひとさし指にはめるならわしであった。(3)詩銘の指輪 16~17世紀には内側に詩や格言を彫った〈詩銘の指輪posy ring〉を,花束といっしょに女性に贈る風習があった。(4)毒入指輪 指輪の飾台にくぼみをつくり,その中に毒をしまっていたことは,それで自殺したカルタゴの将軍ハンニバルの実例をみても,その起源の古いことがわかる。…

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