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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In another shot, the Cowboy Carter musician puffs on a cigar with her hair pulled up in a glamorous updo of big, full ringlets, with one curl pulled out to brush over her eye.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Sep. 2024
The majority of the hair was pulled up into a huge, fluffy cone shape, with small, tight ringlets pulled out around her face and a few escaping from the base.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Aug. 2024
But with the right products and techniques, even the most unruly curls can be tamed into enviable soft, shiny, bouncy ringlets.
—Zahra Campbell-Avenell, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
Escola’s performance in the title role — costumed primarily in a black taffeta hoop-skirt gown and a ridiculous wig of ringlets topped by a severe bun — is a master class in razor-sharp comic timing, shady double takes and giddy physical comedy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Sep. 2024
The majority of the hair was pulled up into a huge, fluffy cone shape, with small, tight ringlets pulled out around her face and a few escaping from the base.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Aug. 2024
But with the right products and techniques, even the most unruly curls can be tamed into enviable soft, shiny, bouncy ringlets.
—Zahra Campbell-Avenell, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
Escola’s performance in the title role — costumed primarily in a black taffeta hoop-skirt gown and a ridiculous wig of ringlets topped by a severe bun — is a master class in razor-sharp comic timing, shady double takes and giddy physical comedy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Ringlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringlet. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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