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earlock

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

Noun

earlock (plural earlocks)

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

Forms of earlock

pluralearlocks

Origin of earlock

From ear + lock.

Questions about earlock

What does earlock mean?
Earlock means a lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.
What part of speech is earlock?
Earlock is a noun.
What is the plural of earlock?
The plural of earlock is earlocks.

Words near earlock in the dictionary

  1. earlman
  2. earlmen
  3. earlobe
  4. earlobeless
  5. earlobes
  6. earlock
  7. earlocks
  8. earloop
  9. earloops
  10. earls
  11. Earls Colne

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