earlock

[ eer-lok ]

noun

a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
Judaism. a lock of hair worn in front of each ear by Hasidic and Yemenite Jewish males in accordance with the Biblical prohibition against clipping the hair at the temples. Leviticus 19:27.

Origin of earlock

¹

First recorded in 1765–75; ear¹ + lock²

Words Nearby earlock

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How to use earlock in a sentence

Here a musket-ball struck a pin out of the hair of Dr. Warren's earlock.
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He was torn to pieces, had a bleeding ear, and a torn earlock.
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