ringlet

[ ring-lit ]

/ ˈrɪŋ lɪt /

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noun

a curled lock of hair.

a small ring or circle.

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

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Origin of ringlet

First recorded in 1545–55; ring¹ + -let

OTHER WORDS FROM ringlet

ring·let·ed, adjective

Words nearby ringlet

ringhals, ring in, ringing tone, ring knocker, ringleader, ringlet, ringlight, Ringling, ring machine, ring magnet, ring main

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How to use ringlet in a sentence

Perhaps you’re picturing our intestinal Escherichia coli, or the shiny golden balls of staphylococcus, or the corkscrewing ringlets of Lyme disease spirochetes.
Ocean Bacteria Reveal an Unexpected Multicellular Form|Carrie Arnold|November 2, 2022|Quanta Magazine
For example, the photo of JonBenét with ringlets in her hair and a crown of baby’s breath flowers continues to be used when discussing her case, even 25 years on.
25 Years Later, the Murder of JonBenét Ramsey Remains Unsolved—and Issues It Highlighted Persist|Olivia B. Waxman|December 23, 2021|Time
Heaven curled her fine caramel hair into ringlets and walked the halls in monogrammed sweaters bearing her new family’s name.
“They Took Us Away From Each Other”: Lost Inside America’s Shadow Foster System|by Lizzie Presser, photography by Elinor Carucci for The New York Times|December 1, 2021|ProPublica
The size of the curling iron barrel can take your hair from small ringlets to beach waves with the difference of half an inch.
Best curling iron: Hair styling tools to create the curls you seek no matter your hair type|Irena Collaku|August 12, 2021|Popular-Science

But the scissors were at hand, and the ringlet was cut and in his pocket before she was ready with her resistance.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
I will give it you again in our Isle, and meantime keep it where my other treasures are—my letters and my dear ringlet.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
Her hair was still parted over the forehead in the Grecian manner; a single ringlet stole down behind her ear.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
His slender, skillful fingers adjusted the band and brushed a stray ringlet of hair back under the furs.
The Foolish Virgin|Thomas Dixon
The most Adua had ever seen his dandelions construed for in the spring was a mere ringlet chain.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown

British Dictionary definitions for ringlet

ringlet

/ (ˈrɪŋlɪt) /

noun

a lock of hair hanging down in a spiral curl

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

Derived forms of ringlet

ringleted, adjective

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