Ringlet \Ring"let\, n. [Ring + -let.]
1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.
You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green
sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites.
--Shak.
2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair.
[Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved.
--Milton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |