earlock

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noun

A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.

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Meanings

nounearlock (plural earlocks)

plural earlocks

  1. A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.

Origin

From ear + lock.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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