dreadlocksn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛdlɒks/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛdˌlɑks/

Etymology: < dread v. + locks, plural of lock n.¹

With plural agreement. A Rastafarian hairstyle in which the hair is allowed to grow without combing, and forms into matted ‘locks’ which hang down from all over the head (see quot. 1966); the hair dressed in this way. Also in singular (esp. attributive).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits

tracec1380

plight?1387

tressa1400

plexc1450

braid1530

tuck1532

buoy-rope1546

trammels1589

entrammelling1598

border1601

point1604

pleat?1606

trammelets1654

maze1657

brede1696

queue1724

pigtail?1725

tie1725

cue1731

tuck-up1749

tutulus1753

club1786

tail1799

French twist1850

Grecian plait1851

French plait1871

horse's tail1873

Gretchen braid, plait1890

shimada1910

ponytail1916

French braid1937

cane row1939

dreadlocks1960

French pleat1964

Tom Jones1964

corn row1971

dread1984

club-pigtail-

1960 M. G. Smith et al. Ras Tafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica ii. 13 The plaiting of long hair by men known as the ‘men of dreadlocks’... These men of dreadlocks were the Ethiopian Warriors and the self-declared Niyamen.

1966 Guardian 22 Apr. 13/7 An extremist fringe of members distinguished by their long twisted hair or ‘dreadlocks’, which were modelled after pictures of Ethiopian warriors.

1971 A. King One Love 39 He..is a Dread-Locks Rastaman, who, to most people, appears as a strong half-Chinese who has neglected to cut his hair.

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 June 3/5 Many [Rastafarians] wear their hair in long, matted wool-like ringlets or plaits called dreadlocks.

1980 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 2/2 Employers could be influenced by young blacks who came to an interview with the long ‘rasta’ dreadlock hairstyle.

1981 Times 8 Sept. 2/7 Lord Scarman..told the inquiry that the image of the young Rastafarian with dreadlocks was based on the Masai warrior.

1984 New Yorker 26 Mar. 47/2 He had a Dodgers cap on top of his dreadlocks.

Derivatives

ˈdreadlocked adj. wearing dreadlocks.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > people with styles of hair > [adjective] > with braids

pigtailed1775

French-braided1956

dreadlocked1977

1977 Sunday Times 26 June 52/6 I have always since felt a sympathy with these dreadlocked believers in the divinity of Haile Selassie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dreadlocks
释义	dreadlocksn. Brit. /ˈdrɛdlɒks/, U.S. /ˈdrɛdˌlɑks/ Etymology: < dread v. + locks, plural of lock n.¹ With plural agreement. A Rastafarian hairstyle in which the hair is allowed to grow without combing, and forms into matted ‘locks’ which hang down from all over the head (see quot. 1966); the hair dressed in this way. Also in singular (esp. attributive). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits tracec1380 plight?1387 tressa1400 plexc1450 braid1530 tuck1532 buoy-rope1546 trammels1589 entrammelling1598 border1601 point1604 pleat?1606 trammelets1654 maze1657 brede1696 queue1724 pigtail?1725 tie1725 cue1731 tuck-up1749 tutulus1753 club1786 tail1799 French twist1850 Grecian plait1851 French plait1871 horse's tail1873 Gretchen braid, plait1890 shimada1910 ponytail1916 French braid1937 cane row1939 dreadlocks1960 French pleat1964 Tom Jones1964 corn row1971 dread1984 club-pigtail- 1960 M. G. Smith et al. Ras Tafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica ii. 13 The plaiting of long hair by men known as the ‘men of dreadlocks’... These men of dreadlocks were the Ethiopian Warriors and the self-declared Niyamen. 1966 Guardian 22 Apr. 13/7 An extremist fringe of members distinguished by their long twisted hair or ‘dreadlocks’, which were modelled after pictures of Ethiopian warriors. 1971 A. King One Love 39 He..is a Dread-Locks Rastaman, who, to most people, appears as a strong half-Chinese who has neglected to cut his hair. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 June 3/5 Many [Rastafarians] wear their hair in long, matted wool-like ringlets or plaits called dreadlocks. 1980 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 2/2 Employers could be influenced by young blacks who came to an interview with the long ‘rasta’ dreadlock hairstyle. 1981 Times 8 Sept. 2/7 Lord Scarman..told the inquiry that the image of the young Rastafarian with dreadlocks was based on the Masai warrior. 1984 New Yorker 26 Mar. 47/2 He had a Dodgers cap on top of his dreadlocks. Derivatives ˈdreadlocked adj. wearing dreadlocks. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > people with styles of hair > [adjective] > with braids pigtailed1775 French-braided1956 dreadlocked1977 1977 Sunday Times 26 June 52/6 I have always since felt a sympathy with these dreadlocked believers in the divinity of Haile Selassie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960
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