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dreadlocks
(dredlɒks)
plural noun
If someone has dreadlocks, their hair is divided into a large number of tight strips, like pieces of rope. Dreadlocks are worn especially by Rastafarians.
He was turned down for a driving job when he refused to cut his dreadlocks.
dreadlocks in British English
(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)
plural noun
hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands
dreadlocks in American English
(ˈdrɛdˌlɑks)
plural noun
long, thin braids or uncombed, twisted locks of a style worn originally by Rastafarians
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