ringent
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin ringens, from the verb ringi (“to open wide”).
Adjective edit
ringent
- Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 107:
- Ringent pools of gas kept erupting in oily eyes on the surface.
Translations edit
having semblance of lips parted wide
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See also edit
References edit
- “ringent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.