- Earlock
- Earlock Ear"lock`, n. [AS. e['a]r-locca.] A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See {Lovelock}. [1913 Webster]
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Earlock
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earlock — noun Date: circa 1775 a curl of hair hanging in front of the ear … New Collegiate Dictionary
earlock — /ear lok /, n. 1. a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear. 2. Judaism. a lock of hair worn in front of each ear by Hasidic and Yemenite Jewish males in accordance with the Biblical prohibition against clipping the hair at the temples. Lev … Universalium
earlock — noun A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons … Wiktionary
earlock — n. lock or curl of hair near the ear; (Judaism) lock of hair worn in front of each ear by Hasidic Jewish men and boys … English contemporary dictionary
earlock — ear•lock [[t]ˈɪərˌlɒk[/t]] n. a lock of hair worn in front of the ear • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
earlock — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a lock or curl of hair hanging in front of the ear with earlocks down to the collarbone I.M.Lask … Useful english dictionary
side curl — earlock. Also, sidecurl /suyd kerrl /. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
side curl — earlock. Also, sidecurl /suyd kerrl /. [1805 15] … Useful english dictionary
side|curl — «SYD KURL», noun. = earlock. (Cf. ↑earlock) … Useful english dictionary
side|lock — «SYD LOK», noun. = earlock. (Cf. ↑earlock) … Useful english dictionary
