neck-lockn.1
/ˈnɛklɒk/, U.S. /ˈnɛkˌlɑk/ Now chiefly historical.
On a wig: a lock of hair falling to the neck, esp. a cylindrical curl or sausage-curl.
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a1764 W. Hogarth Wks. (1836) II. facing p. 177 [The five orders of perriwigs] Triglyph membretta or necklock.
1925 F. M. Kelly & R. Schwabe Historic Costume vi. 201 The twisted central neck-lock is a survival of the late seventeenth century dildo.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 169/1 Neck lock, the vertical curl at the neck of a barrister's wig.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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