ringlet

noun
UK /ˈrɪŋ.lət/
US /ˈrɪŋ.lət/

A ringlet is a small curl of hair that hangs down like a little ring.

She tied her hair back, but one ringlet escaped and bounced beside her cheek.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small ring or a little circular band.

The curtain was held back by a brass ringlet.

3. A small butterfly with circles on its wings.

A ringlet fluttered past the tall grass in the meadow.

4. A little circle or loop-shaped mark.

The snake's skin had dark ringlets along its back.