lovelock

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UK/ˈlʌvˌlɒk/

noun

A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.

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Meanings

lovelock1

nounlovelock (plural lovelocks)

plural lovelocks · alternative love lock · alternative love-lock

  1. A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  2. A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.

Lovelock2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States.

Origin

From love + lock.

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Translations

French cadenette
  • cadenetteA lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
German Schmachtlocke
  • SchmachtlockeA lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
Polish pukiel włosów opadający na czoło
  • pukiel włosów opadający na czołoA lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
Turkish zülüf
  • zülüfA lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
Cite this entry
APA

lovelock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovelock

MLA

“lovelock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovelock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lovelock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovelock.

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