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单词 lovelock
释义

lovelock

/ˈlʌvlɒk /
noun archaic
A curl of hair worn on the temple or forehead: men wore frills and finery and let their hair grow into long lovelocks....
  • 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.

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