ringlet

Meanings

Noun

  • A small ring.
  • A lock, tress.
  • Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus (species).

Verb

  • To form into ringlets.
  • To surround or encircle like a ringlet.

Origin

  • From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel.

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