French lockn.¹

Brit.

/ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɒk/, U.S.

/ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: French adj., lock n.¹

Etymology: < French adj. + lock n.¹ Compare earlier French cut n. 1.

Now rare (historical in later use).

A lock of hair worn longer than the rest and arranged so as to hang forward over one shoulder; = lovelock n.¹

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the world > life > the body > hair > hair of head > lock or locks > [noun]

lockeOE

forelockc1000

hair-lockc1000

earlockOE

foretopc1290

tressc1290

lachterc1375

fuke1483

sidelock1530

proudfallc1540

widow's locka1543

folding1552

fore-bush1591

flake1592

witch knot1598

tuft1603

French lock1614

head-lock1642

witch-lock1682

rat's tail1706

side-curl1749

scalp knot1805

rat-tail1823

straggler1825

scalping-tuft1826

scalp-lock1827

aggravator1835

soap-lock1840

payess1845

stringleta1852

list1859

tresslet1882

drake's tail1938

1614 T. Freeman Rubbe & Great Cast sig. C2 Beside a long French locke, a Sarazens head, A big Gades Beard, a grim Swartruttres looke.

1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. 71/1 (note) The side-lock of hair, which was common both to men and women, was called the French Lock.

1824 S. W. Singer in J. Hall Satires 65 (note) This hanging lock was called the French lock.

1849 F. W. Fairholt Early Eng. Poetry XXVII. 131 (note) An allusion to the long lock of hair allowed to hang upon the breast, ornamented with a ribbon, and which was termed a French lock; it having originated in that country.

1975 C. Calasibetta Fairchild's Dict. Fashion 334/1 Love lock,..worn from 1590 to 1650's by men and sometimes women. Also called a..French lock.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

French lockn.²

Brit.

/ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɒk/, U.S.

/ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɑk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: French adj., lock n.²

Etymology: < French adj. + lock n.²

1. Firearms. Originally: a true flintlock, having a wholly interior mechanism, opposed to the earlier English lock, where the catch for the cock must be screwed on (cf. quot. 1827). Later also: any type of gun lock manufactured in France. Now chiefly historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > lock > types of

firelock1544

snap-work1568

rewet1572

snaphance1588

French lock1641

wheel-lock1670

flintlock1683

matchlock1688

percussion gun-lock1808

percussion lock1819

rebounder1871

rebounding lock1871

miquelet1926

1641 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1826) (modernized text) II. 61 One of them..caused a fowling piece with a French lock, which lay in the boat, to go off.

1799 Monthly Rev. 30 Contents p. vii/2 Turner on the English and French locks.

1827 N. L. Beamish tr. F. W. Bismark Lect. Tactics Cavalry xii. 309 In consequence of this lock [sc. the flintlock] having been first employed in the army by the French, it received the name of French-lock.

1860 H. Douglas Treat. Naval Gunnery (ed. 5) iv. 464 (caption) In the French locks.., the hammer A falls over the lock, but there is no mechanical arrangement for moving or drawing it aside.

1928 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 23 33/2 Flintlock gun, with French lock and German stock, last quarter of XVII cent.

1971 H. L. Blackmore Hunting Weapons vi. 229 Other gun-makers in Germany, Italy, and Sweden sought to copy the French locks in size although they did not all adopt the vertically-acting sear.

1994 B. J. Given Most Pernicious Thing ii. 25 (heading) The French lock... The French gunsmith, Mar le Bourgeoys is usually credited with the production of the first ‘true flintlock’ around 1610–1615.

†2. Perhaps: a kind of shackle for a horse's foot. Cf. lock n.² 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > hobble or fetter

fetterlockc1440

shackle1529

trammelc1550

manacle1553

rapshin1677

fetlock1695

French lock1704

heel rope1854

1704 London Gaz. No. 4067/8 A French Lock on her off Foot before.

3. A lock (for a door, etc.) of a type manufactured in or associated with France; esp. a lock with a complex tumbler mechanism, noted for its security.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > other types of lock

inlock1488

treble lock1680

French lock1787

ringlock1789

thumb-lock1801

bar-lock1828

permutation lock1835

check-lock1850

pin lock1851

time lock1858

garret-lock1860

dead lock1866

seal-lock1871

dead-latch1874

Bramah-lock1875

cylinder lock1878

police lock1910

ziplock1956

solenoid lock1976

D-lock1990

1787 C. Smith Romance Real Life III. 79 (note) French locks..are unlike ours: the door cannot be opened from without, but by the key.

1799 M. Geisweiler tr. A. von Kotzebue Poverty & Nobleness of Mind ii. x. 79 Who has had French locks put upon his room door?

1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 81/2 He opened a French lock and set it to a new combination, so that the exhibitor himself was unable to open it.

1909 Times 25 Dec. 6/3 His French locks are of a most elaborate and intricate character.

1998 Women as Managers (Nexis) 12 Oct. 2 All rooms have peepholes, interior French locks, and dead bolts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	french lock
释义	French lockn.¹ Brit. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɒk/, U.S. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: French adj., lock n.¹ Etymology: < French adj. + lock n.¹ Compare earlier French cut n. 1. Now rare (historical in later use). A lock of hair worn longer than the rest and arranged so as to hang forward over one shoulder; = lovelock n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > hair of head > lock or locks > [noun] lockeOE forelockc1000 hair-lockc1000 earlockOE foretopc1290 tressc1290 lachterc1375 fuke1483 sidelock1530 proudfallc1540 widow's locka1543 folding1552 fore-bush1591 flake1592 witch knot1598 tuft1603 French lock1614 head-lock1642 witch-lock1682 rat's tail1706 side-curl1749 scalp knot1805 rat-tail1823 straggler1825 scalping-tuft1826 scalp-lock1827 aggravator1835 soap-lock1840 payess1845 stringleta1852 list1859 tresslet1882 drake's tail1938 1614 T. Freeman Rubbe & Great Cast sig. C2 Beside a long French locke, a Sarazens head, A big Gades Beard, a grim Swartruttres looke. 1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. 71/1 (note) The side-lock of hair, which was common both to men and women, was called the French Lock. 1824 S. W. Singer in J. Hall Satires 65 (note) This hanging lock was called the French lock. 1849 F. W. Fairholt Early Eng. Poetry XXVII. 131 (note) An allusion to the long lock of hair allowed to hang upon the breast, ornamented with a ribbon, and which was termed a French lock; it having originated in that country. 1975 C. Calasibetta Fairchild's Dict. Fashion 334/1 Love lock,..worn from 1590 to 1650's by men and sometimes women. Also called a..French lock. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). French lockn.² Brit. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɒk/, U.S. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈlɑk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: French adj., lock n.² Etymology: < French adj. + lock n.² 1. Firearms. Originally: a true flintlock, having a wholly interior mechanism, opposed to the earlier English lock, where the catch for the cock must be screwed on (cf. quot. 1827). Later also: any type of gun lock manufactured in France. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > lock > types of firelock1544 snap-work1568 rewet1572 snaphance1588 French lock1641 wheel-lock1670 flintlock1683 matchlock1688 percussion gun-lock1808 percussion lock1819 rebounder1871 rebounding lock1871 miquelet1926 1641 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1826) (modernized text) II. 61 One of them..caused a fowling piece with a French lock, which lay in the boat, to go off. 1799 Monthly Rev. 30 Contents p. vii/2 Turner on the English and French locks. 1827 N. L. Beamish tr. F. W. Bismark Lect. Tactics Cavalry xii. 309 In consequence of this lock [sc. the flintlock] having been first employed in the army by the French, it received the name of French-lock. 1860 H. Douglas Treat. Naval Gunnery (ed. 5) iv. 464 (caption) In the French locks.., the hammer A falls over the lock, but there is no mechanical arrangement for moving or drawing it aside. 1928 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 23 33/2 Flintlock gun, with French lock and German stock, last quarter of XVII cent. 1971 H. L. Blackmore Hunting Weapons vi. 229 Other gun-makers in Germany, Italy, and Sweden sought to copy the French locks in size although they did not all adopt the vertically-acting sear. 1994 B. J. Given Most Pernicious Thing ii. 25 (heading) The French lock... The French gunsmith, Mar le Bourgeoys is usually credited with the production of the first ‘true flintlock’ around 1610–1615. †2. Perhaps: a kind of shackle for a horse's foot. Cf. lock n.² 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > hobble or fetter fetterlockc1440 shackle1529 trammelc1550 manacle1553 rapshin1677 fetlock1695 French lock1704 heel rope1854 1704 London Gaz. No. 4067/8 A French Lock on her off Foot before. 3. A lock (for a door, etc.) of a type manufactured in or associated with France; esp. a lock with a complex tumbler mechanism, noted for its security. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > other types of lock inlock1488 treble lock1680 French lock1787 ringlock1789 thumb-lock1801 bar-lock1828 permutation lock1835 check-lock1850 pin lock1851 time lock1858 garret-lock1860 dead lock1866 seal-lock1871 dead-latch1874 Bramah-lock1875 cylinder lock1878 police lock1910 ziplock1956 solenoid lock1976 D-lock1990 1787 C. Smith Romance Real Life III. 79 (note) French locks..are unlike ours: the door cannot be opened from without, but by the key. 1799 M. Geisweiler tr. A. von Kotzebue Poverty & Nobleness of Mind ii. x. 79 Who has had French locks put upon his room door? 1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 81/2 He opened a French lock and set it to a new combination, so that the exhibitor himself was unable to open it. 1909 Times 25 Dec. 6/3 His French locks are of a most elaborate and intricate character. 1998 Women as Managers (Nexis) 12 Oct. 2 All rooms have peepholes, interior French locks, and dead bolts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1614n.²1641
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