wedding ring

a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.

Also called wedding band.

Origin of wedding ring

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Rumour has it that there are at least a dozen ardent admirers at your feet, each with a wedding-ring in his waistcoat-pocket.

The Big Drum |Arthur Pinero
I looked down vaguely, and my eyes fell upon the worn, thin band on my little finger—my mother's mother's wedding-ring.

Margarita's Soul |Ingraham Lovell
That I will not do, if a wedding-ring from him to you will do as well.

Red Money |Fergus Hume
“Oh, well, she could have pawned that instead of her wedding-ring,” sniffed the Bibliomaniac.

The Genial Idiot |John Kendrick Bangs

Lawlor remarked that there was better gold in these little yellow squares than in a wedding-ring.

Careers of Danger and Daring |Cleveland Moffett

wedding ring

a band ring with parallel sides, typically of precious metal, worn to indicate married status