any of numerous butterflies of the genus Erebia, most of which occur in S Europe and have dark brown wings marked with small black-and-white eyespots: family Satyridae
Derived forms
ringleted (ˈringleted)
adjective
ringlet in American English
(ˈrɪŋlɪt)
noun
1.
a little ring or circle
2.
a curl of hair, esp. a long one
Derived forms
ringleted (ˈringleted)
adjective
Word origin
dim. of ring2
Examples of 'ringlet' in a sentence
ringlet
And then that final despair as her husband raised his hand to a titian ringlet and, laughing, wound it around his finger.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
Jennsen pulled a sodden ringlet of red hair back from her face.