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Ringlet vs Girt - What's the difference?

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Ringlet is a related term of girt.


As nouns the difference between ringlet and girt

is that ringlet is a small ring while girt is a horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.

As a verb girt is

to gird or girt can be (gird).

As an adjective girt is

(nautical) bound by a cable; used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.

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 .
  • girt

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
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  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To gird.
  • To bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle.
  • To measure the girth of.
  • Etymology 3

    See gird

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gird)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) Bound by a cable; used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
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