elflock

[elf-lok]

noun

a tangled lock of hair.

Origin of elflock

First recorded in 1585–95; elf + lock²

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British Dictionary definitions for elflock

elflock

noun

a lock of hair, fancifully regarded as having been tangled by the elves

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