earlock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.

Word forms

earlock earlocks

Etymology

From ear + lock.

Related words

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