ringent

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

having semblance of lips parted wide

Finnish: kaksihuulinen

See also

rictus

References

“ringent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

entring, renting

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