thumb ring

Pollex adornment piece

A thumb ring is a ring worn on the thumb rather than other fingers.

Thumb rings have been used historically in archery to protect the thumb when drawing a bowstring, and appear across various cultures as decorative jewelry or symbols of wealth and status.

In contemporary fashion, they're often worn as a style statement: She twisted the silver thumb ring nervously.

Opposites
finger placement

thumb ringpinky ring

Smallest finger's band

wedding ring · engagement ring · signet ring · class ring

archery equipment function

thumb ringshooting glove

Archer's finger guard

finger guard

jewelry type

thumb ringtoe ring

Foot digit ornament

necklace · earring · bracelet · anklet · nose ring

Family

ring, thumb, ringing, rings, earring, ringed, ringer, earrings, thumbs

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G