Engage ring (English spelling)

Japanese: engage ring(英語表記)engagering
Engage ring (English spelling)

...The idea seems to have been inspired by the fangs of a poisonous snake. (5) Engagement and wedding rings The engagement ring was an ancient Roman custom, a sign of a promise to fulfill. In the time of Pliny the Elder (1st century), plain iron rings were used, and in the 2nd century they were made of pure gold.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "engage ring" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…毒ヘビの牙から思いついたものらしい。(5)婚約・結婚指輪 婚約指輪(エンゲージ・リングengage ring)は古代ローマの風習で,約束の履行を誓約するしるしであった。大プリニウスの時代(1世紀)には飾りのない鉄の指輪が用いられ,2世紀には純金製のものになった。…

※「engage ring」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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