Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A ring made to wear on one of the toes, as is customary among some peoples that go barefoot or wear sandals.
  • noun The heavy ring or ferule on the end of a cant-hook. It has a lip on the lower edge to prevent slipping when a log is grasped.

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Examples

  • Team it up with a floral dress and to add more spice to your chic style, wear a pink toe-ring with it.

    Mad About Shoes 2009

  • I’d worn my air-sole sneakers for my Strip stroll—the silver familiar was so ashamed of my unfashionable look it was hiding out as a toe-ring—so I was more pipsqueak than usual measuring up to her.

    Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010

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