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ringleted, a.|ˈrɪŋlɪtɪd| Also -letted. [f. prec. + -ed2.] 1. Of the hair: Curled; worn in ringlets.
1837Hook Jack Brag ix, His hair assiduously ringletted on his cheeks and over his forehead. 1847C. Brontë J. Eyre iv, In thin muslin frocks and scarlet sashes, with hair elaborately ringleted. 2. Adorned with, wearing the hair in, ringlets.
1848Mrs. Gaskell Mary Barton xii, A dashing, bronzed-looking, ringleted sailor. 1861Sala Badd. Peerage xx. II. 44 Such was the individual who..addressed the ringleted [lady] clerk. 1894A. Dobson 18th C. Vignettes Ser. ii. x. 223 The ringletted heads and waistless figures..of 1789. |