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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Yet, even with this headline-making news, Lively's fluffy ringlets still managed to have their moment.
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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
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.
—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.
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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
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.
—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
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“Ringlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringlet. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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