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Crossover ring

A type of finger ring, the shank of which exceeds a full circle and is wrapped around the finger so that the two terminals overlap and lie alongside each other, each usually being set with a gemstone. Some rigid bracelets are similarly made.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson