class ring

Senior year memento

A class ring is a ring worn to commemorate graduation from a school, typically high school or college.

Usually made of metal with a stone, it displays the school name, graduation year, and often the wearer's name or activities.

Class rings are an American tradition, often purchased junior year and worn as keepsakes: He still wears his class ring from 1985.

Related
  • graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
  • goldElement seventy-nine
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • bandGroup playing music together
  • senior yearLast year before graduation

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Matrimonial finger ornament

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Inexpensive decorative finger jewelry

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G