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RINGLET

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ring⋅let

[ring-lit]
–noun
1. a curled lock of hair.
2. a small ring or circle.
3. Astronomy. one of the thin or narrow rings that compose the major rings of Saturn.

Origin:
1545–55; ring 1 + -let


ring⋅let⋅ed, adjective
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ring·let   (rĭng'lĭt)   
n.  
  1. A long, spirally curled lock of hair.

  2. A small circle or ring.

ring'let·ed adj.
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Word Origin & History

ringlet 
1555, from ring (n.) + dim. suffix -let.. Of hair, since 1667.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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