1
: a small ring or circle
2
: curl
especially
: a long curl of hair
Examples of ringlet in a Sentence
a little girl with perfect, golden ringlets
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There's a bottle of something for everything here — loose 'fros, crisp braids, bouncy ringlets, or cropped coils.
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Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
Corbet wore a black sweatshirt and Prada loafers; his round face was framed by shoulder-length ringlets.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet, even with this headline-making news, Lively's fluffy ringlets still managed to have their moment.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Rods out and Shirley Temple–style ringlets intact, Palmer is ready to move on to the next step of her curl-loving regimen.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
Corbet wore a black sweatshirt and Prada loafers; his round face was framed by shoulder-length ringlets.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet, even with this headline-making news, Lively's fluffy ringlets still managed to have their moment.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Rods out and Shirley Temple–style ringlets intact, Palmer is ready to move on to the next step of her curl-loving regimen.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Ringlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringlet. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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ringlet
noun
ring·let
ˈriŋ-lət 
1
: a small ring or circle
2
: a long curl (as of hair)
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