as in curl
a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops a little girl with perfect, golden ringlets

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Recent Examples of ringlet This product helps to define those ringlets from top to bottom, while eliminating frizz and adding shine. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 June 2025 This top hair tool for travel realizes the hair hack of curling your hair with a flat iron for loose ringlets, as a traditional-style curling wand unhinges to reveal clamp plates like a typical straightener. Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025 The trick is in the width of the barrel itself—wider barrels (aka, bigger than your average curling iron) create a loose tousle rather than a tight ringlet. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 June 2025 Then, abruptly, Noem’s hair became dramatically longer, sun-kissed with blonde highlights and curled into TV-friendly barrel ringlets. Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ringlet
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curl
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  • Wendy pulled up to the release party for Janet Jackson’s Damita Jo album in strawberry blonde curls, army green eyeshadow, pink highlighter, and a sheer, glossy lip.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 18 July 2025
  • Celebs have truly embraced all shades of red in 2025, including Megan's pal Keke Palmer, who has been all about copper, auburn, and strawberry hues, and SZA, who performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with rich, deep auburn curls.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 July 2025

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“Ringlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringlet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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