noun
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a ring (of cloth), a coil of straw, creeper, etc. to be put under a vessel, etc. upon the head or for keeping a concave-bottomed vessel on the ground.
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a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.; a coil.
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a small ring-type washer used to between the ear-ornament and its screw.
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(fig.) any of various styles of headdress worn by men consisting of a length of cloth wound in folds about the head; a turban.