elflock

American  

[elf-lok] / ˈɛlfˌlɒk /

noun

1. a tangled lock of hair.

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elflock British  

/ ˈɛlfˌlɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of elflock

First recorded in 1585–95; elf + lock ²

Example Sentences

"How remarkable!" said Henry, his attention called off by a being with a face that half suggested a faun, and half suggested a flower,--a small, olive-skinned face crowned with purply black hair, that kept falling in an elflock over his forehead, and violet eyes set slant-wise.

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