Ringlet vs Quiff - What's the difference?
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A small ring.
A lock, tress.
* 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
A brown butterfly with numerous small rings on under wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as .
(regional, slang) A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
*1933 , (John Masefield), The Bird of Dawning :
*:It was young Mr. Abbott worked that quiff on you, sir.
A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
*2012 , Tom Lamont, The Observer , 2 Sep 2012:
*:His woolly brown hair shaped into a drooping quiff , he's been sitting poolside all morning, snatching sucks on cigarettes before the waiters can tell him no, and thinking about reworking some incidental music for the band's gig tomorrow.
To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.
(slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
*1949 , (w, John O'Hara), Rage to Live :
*:How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?
(slang) The vulva or vagina.
*2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 120:
*:Jane was drying herself in the bedroom, holding the bath towel behind her shoulders, her small breasts and childlike nipples flushed from the power jet, her quiff a barely visible thread.
Ringlet is a related term of quiff.
As nouns the difference between ringlet and quiff
is that ringlet is a small ring while quiff is a puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke or quiff can be (regional|slang) a trick or ploy; a stratagem or quiff can be a hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s or quiff can be (slang) a young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.As a verb quiff is
to arrange (the hair) in such a manner.ringlet
English
(wikipedia ringlet)Noun
(en noun)- Her hair was in ringlets .
- 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.