ringlet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ringlet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ringlet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ringlet n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a strand or cluster of hair Synonym(s): lock, curl, ringlet, whorl a small ring any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae Synonym(s): ringlet, ringlet butterfly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.