ringlet.
A small ring.
Meaning & usage
A small ring.
A lock, tress.
Her hair was in ringlets.
Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
Where this word comes from
From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).
To form into ringlets.
To surround or encircle like a ringlet.
Where this word comes from
From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).
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