† stringletn.
/ˈstrɪŋlɪt/ U.S. Obsolete.
A long wisp of hair.
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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
a1852 F. M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1856) xv. 154 Them great long stringlets a danglin' down her cheeks.
1874 2nd Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1873–4 600 Faded~out hair upon either side, with stringlets hanging halfway to the ground from hip and shoulder.
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