ringlet

ˈrɪŋlət

Definition

Definition of ringlet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hairstyle

Rare

lock of hair in a spiral curl

Rare

Her hair fell in soft ringlets around her face.

curl

lock

insect

TECH.

butterfly with ring patterns on wings

TECH.

The garden was full of colorful ringlets.

butterfly

lepidopteran

small ring

Rare

small circular band or loop

Rare

She wore a delicate ringlet on her finger.

coil

loop

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Images of ringlet

lock of hair in a spiral curl
butterfly with ring patterns on wings
small circular band or loop

Origin of ringlet

Middle English, ring (circular band) + let (diminutive suffix)

Examples of ringlet in a sentence

The child had a single ringlet on his forehead.
I spotted a ringlet resting on a leaf.
Ringlets fluttered around the meadow in the afternoon.
The child had a ringlet of hair on her forehead.
A ringlet of smoke rose from the chimney.

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French:boucle, papillon à ocelles, ...
German:Ringellocke, Rundauge, ...
Italian:ricciolo, satiri, ...
Spanish:rizo, mariposa, ...
Portuguese:caracol, borboleta, ...
Chinese:卷发, 环蝶, ...
Japanese:巻き毛, リング模様の蝶, ...
Arabic:خُصلة ملتفة, فَراشَة الحَلَقات, ...
Hebrew:תַּלְתַּל, פַּרְפַּר טַבָּעוֹת, ...
Russian:локон, бархатница, ...
Ukrainian:локон, метелик з кільцями, ...
Hindi:घुंघराले बाल, छल्लेदार तितली, ...
Bengali:কুণ্ডলী, প্রজাপতি, ...
Catalan:tirabuixó, nàiada, ...
Czech:lokna, okáč, ...
Danish:krølle, ringplet, ...
Dutch:krulletje, zandoogje, ...
Greek:μπούκλα, δακτυλιωτή, ...
Hungarian:hajfürt, gyűrűs mintázatú lepke, ...
Khmer:សក់មួយកន្ត្រាក់ដែលរួញជាវង់កួច, មេអំបៅមានលំនាំរង្វង់លើស្លាប, ...
Korean:컬, 고리나비, ...
Persian:حلقه مو, پروانه حلقه‌ای, ...
Polish:loczek, motyl pierścieniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cacho, anelada, ...
Romanian:bucletă, ochi de păun, ...
Swedish:lock, ringmott, ...
Thai:ลอนผม, ผีเสื้อริงเกล็ต, ...
Turkish:bukle, halka desenli kelebek, ...
Vietnamese:lọn xoăn, bướm vòng, ...

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