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ringlet

American  
[ring-lit] / ˈrɪŋ lɪt /

noun

  1. a curled lock of hair.

  2. a small ring or circle.

  3. Astronomy. one of the thin or narrow rings that compose the major rings of Saturn.


ringlet British  
/ ˈrɪŋlɪt /

noun

  1. a lock of hair hanging down in a spiral curl

  2. any of numerous butterflies of the genus Erebia , most of which occur in S Europe and have dark brown wings marked with small black-and-white eyespots: family Satyridae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • ringleted adjective

Etymology

Origin of ringlet

First recorded in 1545–55; ring 1 + -let

Example Sentences

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Species which have declined since last year and over the long term include ringlet, common blue and speckled wood, according to the research.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Glimpses of parents and children, a head of tense ringlet curls.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2018

Ringlet by ringlet, the locks sailed to the floor.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2016

A dangling ringlet of orange peel or a yellow floof of cotton candy finishes the towering inferno.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2016

He touched her constantly, fixing a ringlet of hair that had fallen into her face, brushing a speck from her shawl, and patting her left hand with his right.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper