Ringlet

  • 1Ringlet — Ring let, n. [Ring + let.] 1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. [1913 Webster] You demi puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A curl; especially, a… …

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  • 2ringlet — 1550s, from RING (Cf. ring) (n.) + dim. suffix let. Of hair, since 1660s …

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  • 3ringlet — ► NOUN ▪ a corkscrew shaped curl of hair. DERIVATIVES ringletted (also ringleted) adjective …

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  • 4ringlet — [riŋ′lit] n. [dim. of RING2] 1. a little ring or circle 2. a curl of hair, esp. a long one ringleted adj …

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  • 5ringlet — UK [ˈrɪŋlət] / US noun [countable] Word forms ringlet : singular ringlet plural ringlets a piece of long hair that hangs down in curls …

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  • 6Ringlet (haircut) — A ringlet is a type of hairstyle. It is achieved by wrapping a lock of hair around the length of a thin curling iron or can be sported naturally by people with sufficiently tightly curled hair. Ringlets are often also known as tube curls.Examples …

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  • 7ringlet butterfly — noun any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae • Syn: ↑ringlet • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly • Member Holonyms: ↑Satyridae, ↑family Satyridae …

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  • 8ringlet — noun Date: 1555 1. a small ring or circle 2. curl; especially a long curl of hair …

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  • 9ringlet — ringleted, adj. /ring lit/, n. 1. a curled lock of hair. 2. a small ring or circle. 3. Astron. one of the thin or narrow rings that compose the major rings of Saturn. [1545 55; RING1 + LET] * * * …

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  • 10ringlet — noun a) A small ring. Her hair was in ringlets. b) A lock, tress …

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