RINGLET

ringlet, ringlet butterfly

(noun) any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae

ringlet

(noun) a small ring

lock, curl, ringlet, whorl

(noun) a strand or cluster of hair

coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll

(noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ringlet (plural ringlets)

A small ring.

A lock, tress.

(entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.

Anagrams

• Giltner, Tingler, tingler, tringle

Source: Wiktionary


Ring"let, n. Etym: [Ring + -let.]

1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak.

2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair. [Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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