elf-lockn.

Brit.

/ˈɛlflɒk/, U.S.

/ˈɛlfˌlɑk/

Forms: In 1500s, 1800s plural elves-locks.

Etymology: < elf n.¹ + lock n.¹ (of hair).

A tangled mass of hair, superstitiously attributed to the agency of elves, esp. Queen Mab: ‘which it was not fortunate to disentangle’ (Nares).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > tangled

elf-lock1596

snarl1609

feltering1615

elf-knot1825

tat1887

taut1887

kitchen1964

natty dread1974

1596 T. Lodge Wits Miserie 62 Curld, and full of elues locks.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 90 Elfelocks [1599 Elklocks].

1637 T. Heywood Dial. xvii, in Wks. (1874) VI. 241 What though my thin and unkemb'd scattered haire Fell in long Elfe-locks from my scalpe, now bare?

1810 Gentleman's Mag. 86 i. 214 Their hair remains matted and wreathed in elves-locks.

1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. ii. iv. 84 The listless craftsmen through their elf-locks scowled.

Derivatives

ˈelf-locked adj. having elf-locks or tangled hair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > tangled

tattered1340

unkempt?a1439

dishevelc1450

tatty1513

tautyc1560

feltered1567

dishevelled1582

elf-locked1647

tatted1716

tauted1786

matty-haired1824

tangle-haired1861

draggle-haired1865

tangle-headed1884

waulked1894

natty1974

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs vii. 83 The elfe-lockt fury all her snakes had shed.

1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 23 Plaiting cramped fingers in the elf-locked mane.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	elf-lock
释义	elf-lockn. Brit. /ˈɛlflɒk/, U.S. /ˈɛlfˌlɑk/ Forms: In 1500s, 1800s plural elves-locks. Etymology: < elf n.¹ + lock n.¹ (of hair). A tangled mass of hair, superstitiously attributed to the agency of elves, esp. Queen Mab: ‘which it was not fortunate to disentangle’ (Nares). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > tangled elf-lock1596 snarl1609 feltering1615 elf-knot1825 tat1887 taut1887 kitchen1964 natty dread1974 1596 T. Lodge Wits Miserie 62 Curld, and full of elues locks. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 90 Elfelocks [1599 Elklocks]. 1637 T. Heywood Dial. xvii, in Wks. (1874) VI. 241 What though my thin and unkemb'd scattered haire Fell in long Elfe-locks from my scalpe, now bare? 1810 Gentleman's Mag. 86 i. 214 Their hair remains matted and wreathed in elves-locks. 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. ii. iv. 84 The listless craftsmen through their elf-locks scowled. Derivatives ˈelf-locked adj. having elf-locks or tangled hair. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > tangled tattered1340 unkempt?a1439 dishevelc1450 tatty1513 tautyc1560 feltered1567 dishevelled1582 elf-locked1647 tatted1716 tauted1786 matty-haired1824 tangle-haired1861 draggle-haired1865 tangle-headed1884 waulked1894 natty1974 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs vii. 83 The elfe-lockt fury all her snakes had shed. 1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 23 Plaiting cramped fingers in the elf-locked mane. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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