Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ringlet

Ringlet , noun

[Ring + -let.]

1.
A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.
You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. — Shakespeare
2.
A curl; especially, a curl of hair.
[Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved. — Milton