- ringlet ring·let n
- ['rɪŋlɪt]
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ringlet ring·let n
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Ringlet — Ring let, n. [Ring + let.] 1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. [1913 Webster] You demi puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A curl; especially, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ringlet — ring•let [[t]ˈrɪŋ lɪt[/t]] n. 1) a curled lock of hair 2) a small ring or circle … From formal English to slang
ringlet — ring|let [ˈrıŋlıt] n [C usually plural] a long curl of hair that hangs down … Dictionary of contemporary English
ringlet — ring|let [ rıŋlət ] noun count a piece of long hair that hangs down in curls … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ringlet — ring·let … English syllables
ringlet — 1550s, from RING (Cf. ring) (n.) + dim. suffix let. Of hair, since 1660s … Etymology dictionary
ringlet — ringleted, adj. /ring lit/, n. 1. a curled lock of hair. 2. a small ring or circle. 3. Astron. one of the thin or narrow rings that compose the major rings of Saturn. [1545 55; RING1 + LET] * * * … Universalium
ringlet — ring·let || rɪŋlɪt n. small ring, small circle; long curled lock of hair … English contemporary dictionary
ringlet — /ˈrɪŋlət / (say ringluht) noun 1. a small ring or circle. 2. a curled lock of hair. {ring1 + let} –ringleted /ˈrɪŋlətəd/ (say ringluhtuhd), adjective …
diminutive — [də min′yo͞o tiv, də min′yətiv] adj. [ME & OFr diminutif < LL diminutivus < pp. of L deminuere, DIMINISH] 1. much smaller than ordinary or average; very small; tiny 2. Gram. expressing smallness or diminution [a diminutive suffix or name] n … English World dictionary
hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… … English dictionary for students
