sidelockn.1
/ˈsʌɪdlɒk/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌlɑk/ A lock of hair hanging at the side of the face or head; a similar part of a wig. Now chiefly: spec. (in plural) long locks of hair hanging down in front of the ears, worn by Hasidic and Orthodox Yemenite male Jews; = payess n. Also figurative.
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the world > life > the body > hair > hair of head > lock or locks > [noun]
lockeOE
forelockc1000
hair-lockc1000
earlockOE
foretopc1290
tressc1290
lachterc1375
fuke1483
sidelock1530
proudfallc1540
widow's locka1543
folding1552
fore-bush1591
flake1592
witch knot1598
tuft1603
French lock1614
head-lock1642
witch-lock1682
rat's tail1706
side-curl1749
scalp knot1805
rat-tail1823
straggler1825
scalping-tuft1826
scalp-lock1827
aggravator1835
soap-lock1840
payess1845
stringleta1852
list1859
tresslet1882
drake's tail1938
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > lock of hair worn in a specific style
sidelock1530
glib1537
cow-lick1598
soap-lock1840
Newgate knocker1851
quiff1890
comb-over1980
spike1981
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > section or lock of
sidelock1530
lock1601
tour1674
snake1676
front1693
bull-tour1724
back-head1731
ramillies tail1782
frontlet1785
frisette1818
toupee1862
postiche1867
switch1870
pin-curl1873
scalpette1881
wig-tail1888
chichi1906
hairpiece1939
fall1943
toup1959
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 315/1 Heary locked that hath syde lockes, cheuelu.
1603 H. Clapham Three Partes Salomon Song of Songs Expounded iii. xxvi. 247 Then it was a Nazarites ceremoniall duty to haue long haire, yet therein is secretly preached, that there was a certaine shame in such side locks.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xviii. 463/2 The side Locks, are those as cover and keep warm the ears and neck, being a degree shorter than the former [sc. ‘The Bottom Locks’].
1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. 71/1 (note) The side-lock of hair, which was common both to men and women, was called the French Lock.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxii. 278 Always giving his side-locks a twirl.
1886 Amer. Hebrew 15 Oct. 147/2 Of the beautiful pyous (side-locks) nothing, alas, was left but two thin bunches of hair.
1931 J. Rhys After leaving Mr. Mackenzie ii. vii. 154 She..brushed her hair flat and pulled out her side-locks carefully from under her hat.
1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 23 The street..presented itself in one of its winter aspects, creased and with thin sidelocks of snow.
1978 I. B. Singer Shosha xi. 196 Old women in bonnets of beads and ribbons, men with white beards and sidelocks.
2010 Independent 9 Aug. 27/4 Narrow little alleyways through which black-hatted men with sidelocks hurry, heads bowed and books in hand.
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sidelock of youth n. (and variants) Egyptian History a single long braid or lock of hair on one side of a child's (otherwise shaven) head, esp. used to symbolize youth in depictions of gods and Pharaohs.
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1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xvi. 417 Here, again, is a sketch from Abydos, in which the king, although he has not yet ceased to wear the side-lock of youth, is seen with a boyish beard.
1889 Cent. Mag. Sept. 710/1 The monuments represent him as a prince and nothing more, still wearing the side-lock of juniority.
1905 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 25 130 They are often represented playing on some musical instrument, and some of them wear the side-lock of childhood.
2012 A. Bryson-Gustová tr. M. Verner Temple of World v. 209 Khonsu [is] depicted as a young god with a sidelock of youth and a sickle moon and full moon on his head.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sidelockn.2
/ˈsʌɪdlɒk/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌlɑk/ 1. A canal lock or airlock situated at the side.
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the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber > types of lock
sidelock1761
tide-lock1808
weigh-lock1834
sea-lock1839
tail-lock1907
riser1908
1761 J. Grundy et al. Estimate in J. Smeaton Reports (1812) I. 35 To making and erecting the side lock or penn sluice.
1805 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf. & Commerce 23 335 D is a hollow caisson, or water-tight chest, which is fitted to a walled chamber or side-lock, so as to move freely up and down therein.
1861 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 18 427 It would be necessary, where the fall of the country caused a rapid flow, obstructive to navigation, to pass it by a side lock.
1899 Strand Mag. Sept. 339/2 Another side lock on the right gives access to a lower river. It was towards this side lock that Bill..began to row Miss Foster.
1954 J. Christopher Twenty-second Galaxy 19 He was watching the K-ship. The sidelock opened.
2013 S. Fisher Brit. River Navigations xii. 67/2 The canal begins at Beeston Lock where a side lock formerly allowed access to the river below the weir for craft which wanted it.
2. Firearms. A firearm in which the lock (lock n.2 5) is to the side of the action. Frequently attributive, designating a firearm of this type.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > others
full bore1622
spingard1671
ordered armsa1689
double-barrel1811
smooth-bore1812
stern-chaser1835
shunt1864
shunt (rifled) gun1864
sidelocka1865
firer1885
slide action1921
Mike-Mike1969
multicalibre1986
a1865 ‘Old Bushman’ Sporting Sketches (1866) 372 No mode of ignition can be more dangerous than the common percussion system with the sidelock.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 629/2 Plain quality side-lock hammerless guns.
1955 R. Churchill Game Shooting iv. ii. 193 Apart from the action of fully-automatic guns, all game guns are built either with what is called the sidelock action or the box lock.
2013 Field Apr. 28/1 (advt.) Seven-pin side-lock. Hand made.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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