ringlet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ringlet

1	n	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
2	n	a small ring
3	n	any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ringlet

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; corolla
(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; calyx
(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green; verticil
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem; hull
persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry; pappus
calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; sausage curl
a fat sausage-shaped curl; forelock
a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead; crimp
a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled; dreadlock
one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians; quiff
a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead); pin curl
a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin; kiss curl, spit curl
a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek

Type of:: hair
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

Type of:: band, ring
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

Type of:: butterfly
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

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