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ringlets

[ring-lit]

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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; ring¹ + -let

Related forms

ring·let·ed, adjective

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ringlet

1555, from ring (n.) + dim. suffix -let.. Of hair, since 1667.

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"With astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful. His countenance, pale and gracefully reserved, was surrounded by ringlets of honey-colored hair, and with its straight nose, its enchanting mouth, its expression of sweet and divine gravity, it recalled Greek sculpture of the noblest period."

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