ringent

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Etymology

Latin ringens, from the verb ringi (to open wide).

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ringent

  1. 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.

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