Ringlet vs Forelock - What's the difference?

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Ringlet is a related term of forelock.


As nouns the difference between ringlet and forelock

is that ringlet is a small ring while forelock is the part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

ringlet

English

(wikipedia ringlet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small ring.
  • A lock, tress.
    • Her hair was in ringlets .
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • She was both beautiful and young to their eyes. Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders. Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
  • A brown butterfly with numerous small rings on under wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as .

    • forelock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  • The part of a horse's mane that lies on its forehead.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of hairstyle) bangs (US), fringe (UK) * (sense, part of horse's mane) foretop