ringlet
part of speech
noun (a ringlet, ringlets)
meaning for a pupil
A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and old pictures, especially of Victorian girls. In Alice in Wonderland Alice worries she has turned into Ada, «for her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all». Hairdressers make ringlets with curling tongs.
examples
- Her hair hung in golden ringlets. tree →
- Alice said Ada's hair went in long ringlets, but hers did not. tree →
- The doll had shiny brown ringlets. tree →
- Mum made ringlets in my hair for the wedding. tree →
- Victorian girls often wore their hair in ringlets. tree →
- A ringlet fell over her eye. tree →
note
Usually plural: ringlets. Similar: curl, lock, tress.
Trees and pragmatics
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