ringlety en · ADJ
Etymology
From ringlet + -y.
Meanings
-
Characterised by ringlets.
It must be admitted, too, that the airy ringlety style of coiffure, which is one of the distinctive marks of this painter, was only becoming, even in the young, to the most evanescent species of beauty.
1852, Isabel Rigby, Music and the Art of Dress, page 101:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ringlety | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ringlety | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ringletty | alternative | lexicographic |