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havelock

havelock noun: a cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.

Noun

havelock (plural havelocks)

  1. A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.

Proper noun capitalized: Havelock

Havelock

  1. A surname.
    • In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?")2016 January 15, Bryan Enk, “Belter Creole 101”, in SYFY
  2. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A small town in Marlborough, New Zealand.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia

Forms of havelock

pluralhavelocks

Origin of havelock

From Havelock, after Sir Henry Havelock.

The parish in New Brunswick is named after British military officer Henry Havelock (1795–1857).

Words formed from havelock

Questions about havelock

What does havelock mean?
Havelock means a cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.
What part of speech is havelock?
Havelock can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of havelock?
The plural of havelock is havelocks.

Words near havelock in the dictionary

  1. Havel
  2. haveli
  3. havelis
  4. Havelka
  5. Havelkas
  6. havelock
  7. Havelock North
  8. Havelockian
  9. havelocks
  10. Haveman
  11. Havemans

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