单词 | sidelock |
释义 | sidelockn.1 A lock of hair hanging at the side of the face or head; a similar part of a wig. Now chiefly: spec. (in plural) long locks of hair hanging down in front of the ears, worn by Hasidic and Orthodox Yemenite male Jews; = payess n. Also figurative. 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 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > lock of hair worn in a specific style sidelock1530 glib1537 cow-lick1598 soap-lock1840 Newgate knocker1851 quiff1890 comb-over1980 spike1981 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > section or lock of sidelock1530 lock1601 tour1674 snake1676 front1693 bull-tour1724 back-head1731 ramillies tail1782 frontlet1785 frisette1818 toupee1862 postiche1867 switch1870 pin-curl1873 scalpette1881 wig-tail1888 chichi1906 hairpiece1939 fall1943 toup1959 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 315/1 Heary locked that hath syde lockes, cheuelu. 1603 H. Clapham Three Partes Salomon Song of Songs Expounded iii. xxvi. 247 Then it was a Nazarites ceremoniall duty to haue long haire, yet therein is secretly preached, that there was a certaine shame in such side locks. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xviii. 463/2 The side Locks, are those as cover and keep warm the ears and neck, being a degree shorter than the former [sc. ‘The Bottom Locks’]. 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. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxii. 278 Always giving his side-locks a twirl. 1886 Amer. Hebrew 15 Oct. 147/2 Of the beautiful pyous (side-locks) nothing, alas, was left but two thin bunches of hair. 1931 J. Rhys After leaving Mr. Mackenzie ii. vii. 154 She..brushed her hair flat and pulled out her side-locks carefully from under her hat. 1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 23 The street..presented itself in one of its winter aspects, creased and with thin sidelocks of snow. 1978 I. B. Singer Shosha xi. 196 Old women in bonnets of beads and ribbons, men with white beards and sidelocks. 2010 Independent 9 Aug. 27/4 Narrow little alleyways through which black-hatted men with sidelocks hurry, heads bowed and books in hand. Phrases sidelock of youth n. (and variants) Egyptian History a single long braid or lock of hair on one side of a child's (otherwise shaven) head, esp. used to symbolize youth in depictions of gods and Pharaohs. ΚΠ 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xvi. 417 Here, again, is a sketch from Abydos, in which the king, although he has not yet ceased to wear the side-lock of youth, is seen with a boyish beard. 1889 Cent. Mag. Sept. 710/1 The monuments represent him as a prince and nothing more, still wearing the side-lock of juniority. 1905 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 25 130 They are often represented playing on some musical instrument, and some of them wear the side-lock of childhood. 2012 A. Bryson-Gustová tr. M. Verner Temple of World v. 209 Khonsu [is] depicted as a young god with a sidelock of youth and a sickle moon and full moon on his head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sidelockn.2 1. A canal lock or airlock situated at the side. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber > types of lock sidelock1761 tide-lock1808 weigh-lock1834 sea-lock1839 tail-lock1907 riser1908 1761 J. Grundy et al. Estimate in J. Smeaton Reports (1812) I. 35 To making and erecting the side lock or penn sluice. 1805 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf. & Commerce 23 335 D is a hollow caisson, or water-tight chest, which is fitted to a walled chamber or side-lock, so as to move freely up and down therein. 1861 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 18 427 It would be necessary, where the fall of the country caused a rapid flow, obstructive to navigation, to pass it by a side lock. 1899 Strand Mag. Sept. 339/2 Another side lock on the right gives access to a lower river. It was towards this side lock that Bill..began to row Miss Foster. 1954 J. Christopher Twenty-second Galaxy 19 He was watching the K-ship. The sidelock opened. 2013 S. Fisher Brit. River Navigations xii. 67/2 The canal begins at Beeston Lock where a side lock formerly allowed access to the river below the weir for craft which wanted it. 2. Firearms. A firearm in which the lock (lock n.2 5) is to the side of the action. Frequently attributive, designating a firearm of this type. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > others full bore1622 spingard1671 ordered armsa1689 double-barrel1811 smooth-bore1812 stern-chaser1835 shunt1864 shunt (rifled) gun1864 sidelocka1865 firer1885 slide action1921 Mike-Mike1969 multicalibre1986 a1865 ‘Old Bushman’ Sporting Sketches (1866) 372 No mode of ignition can be more dangerous than the common percussion system with the sidelock. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 629/2 Plain quality side-lock hammerless guns. 1955 R. Churchill Game Shooting iv. ii. 193 Apart from the action of fully-automatic guns, all game guns are built either with what is called the sidelock action or the box lock. 2013 Field Apr. 28/1 (advt.) Seven-pin side-lock. Hand made. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11530n.21761 |
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