lovelock

See also: Lovelock and love-lock

English

Karel van Mander III, Portrait of King Christian IV., mid-17th c.

Alternative forms

• love lock, love-lock

Etymology

From love +‎ lock.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌvˌlɒk/

Noun

lovelock (plural lovelocks)

1. A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
2. A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.

Coordinate terms

• sideburns

Translations

A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.

• French: cadenette (fr) f
• German: Schmachtlocke f
• Kurdish:
  • Northern Kurdish: bisk (ku)
  • Central Kurdish, Southern Kurdish: بسک (ckb) (bisk)
• Ottoman Turkish: زلف (zülf)
• Turkish: zülüf (tr)

Further reading

• lovelock (hair) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “lovelock”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.