a lock of hair, fancifully regarded as having been tangled by the elves
elflock in American English
(ˈɛlfˌlɑk)
noun
a lock of hair tangled as if by elves
elflock in American English
(ˈelfˌlɑk)
noun
a tangled lock of hair
Word origin
[1585–95; elf + lock2]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: corridor, filament, naturalize, puzzle, titular