Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To form into ringlets.
(transitive)To surround or encircle like a ringlet.
Examples
2 sentencesI saw her little calico dress, her little brown bare feet, the ringlets of yellow hair hung about her cheeks.
His eyes shone as bright as stars, and his hair, although dripping with water, curled in beautiful ringlets.
deSeine Augen leuchteten so hell wie die Sterne, und sein Haar, obschon es von Wasser troff, kräuselte sich zu schönen Locken. — Jens_Odo
Origin
From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).
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Forms
ringlets, ringleting, ringleted, ringletedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.