A finger ring silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas  is a band worn as a type of ornamental jewellery (silver jewelry or sterling silver jewellery silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas ) around a finger; it is the most common current meaning of the word ring.  Other types of metal bands worn as ornaments are also called rings, such as arm rings and neck rings silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.

Rings are worn by both men and women and can be of any quality silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas. Rings can be made of metal (like Silver, Gold etc.), plastic, wood, bone, glass, gemstone and other materials. They may be set with a "stone" of some sort, which is often a precious or semi-precious gemstone such as ruby, sapphire or emerald, but can also be of almost any material silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas

Types of rings silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas

 Finger rings

In Western culture, the traditional "ring finger" silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas for the wearing of an engagement ring or wedding ring is the fourth finger (with the thumb counting as finger number one) silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas. Which hand wears the ring depends on the country, with orthodox countries (but also Poland) using the right hand and others using the left hand. silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas The signet ring, a ring designating nobility, is commonly worn on the little (fifth) finger. In traditional Hausa culture (Nigerian) a ring given to a woman by a man other than her husband places her under his control for as long as she consents to wear it silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas

 Finger ring shapes and styles

Various ring shapes and styles exist. silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas The following are but a few.

• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Flat wedding bands are the simplest form of ring that can be made. A flat wedding band basically consists of a strip of metal (silver jewelry or sterling silver jewellery) that is bent around and soldered where the ends meet silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas
• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Half-round rings, also called D-shape rings, are flat wedding bands that are filed half-round on the outside silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas
• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Sleeve rings are rings that consist of a thin inner ring or sleeve, with several other rings stacked onto it to form one solid ring. silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas The rings can either be soldered onto the sleeve or the ends of the sleeve can be upset (like a tube rivet) to keep them all together. A little of both can also be done silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas .
• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Solitaire rings are rings with a single large stone, usually a diamond, set in the center silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.
• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Eternity rings are rings with stones, usually diamonds, of the same cut and size, set in one row all around the ring silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas. The stones are usually round or square, and the setting is usually either claws or a channel setting. When the stones do not continue around the entire ring, but stop halfway down the finger, it is called a half-eternity ring silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.
• silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas   Cluster rings are rings with a group of stones in a cluster setting, forming the focal point of the ring. The cluster setting usually consists of one large stone (usually round or oval) in the center surrounded with several smaller stones silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.

 Toe rings

silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas Toe rings are smaller rings worn on any of the toes silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.

 Trivia

silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas  Some of the largest rings in the world are made for the winning team of the Super Bowl. The unofficial record for the largest championship ring ever presented to a professional sports team belongs to the 2003 World Series champions Florida Marlins, with a weight of over 110 grams and containing over 240 stones silver jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, gift ideas.