dreadlocks


dread·locks

D0385200 (drĕd′lŏks′)pl.n. Locks of hair in which the individual hairs have been allowed or encouraged to mat together into ropelike masses.
[From Caribbean English dread, follower of Rastafarianism, from dread, righteous fear of God; see dread.]

dreadlocks

(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks) pl n (Hairdressing & Grooming) hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands

dread•locks

(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)

n.pl. a hairstyle of many long ropelike locks. [1955–60]
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dreadlocks