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Definition of lovelock in English: lovelocknoun ˈlʌvlɒkˈləvlɑk archaic A curl of hair worn on the temple or forehead. men wore frills and finery and let their hair grow into long lovelocks Example sentencesExamples - It arose from the puritans' custom of wearing their hair cut close round their heads, like apprentices, who shortened their hair to demonstrate their contempt for lovelocks.
- There were wide variations, from the braided lovelocks of French soldiers of the Revolutionary era to the bushy whiskers of Victorian officers.
- I do sigh over those lovelocks; I can't help it.
Origin Late 16th century: from love and lock2. Definition of lovelock in US English: lovelocknounˈləvlɑkˈləvläk archaic A curl of hair worn on the temple or forehead. men wore frills and finery and let their hair grow into long lovelocks Example sentencesExamples - It arose from the puritans' custom of wearing their hair cut close round their heads, like apprentices, who shortened their hair to demonstrate their contempt for lovelocks.
- I do sigh over those lovelocks; I can't help it.
- There were wide variations, from the braided lovelocks of French soldiers of the Revolutionary era to the bushy whiskers of Victorian officers.
Origin Late 16th century: from love and lock. |