Ringlet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ringlet \Ring"let\, n. [Ring + -let.]
     1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.
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              You demi-puppets, that
              By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make,


              Whereof the ewe not bites.            --Shak.
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     2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair.
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              [Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ringlet
       n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
             {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
       2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {lock}, {curl}, {whorl}]
       3: a small ring
       4: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
          [syn: {ringlet butterfly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "ringlet":
     annulet, circlet, cirrus, coil, corkscrew, crimp, curl, curlicue,
     evolute, eye, eyelet, frizz, frizzle, grommet, gyre, helix,
     involute, kink, lock, ponytail, roll, roundlet, screw, scroll,
     spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl, twist, volute, volution, vortex,
     whirl, whorl