Antieke juwelen glossarium
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Keeper ring

The same as guard ring. The type of finger ring that is made with some device to prevent it slipping from the finger, such as with a close-fitting hoop attached at the back of the main ring, or sometimes two such hoops, one on each side of the main ring.

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