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Idioms about lock
Origin of lock
1First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English loc “fastening, bar”; cognate with Middle Low German lok, Old High German loh, Old Norse lok “a cover, lid,” Gothic -luk in usluk “opening”; akin to Old English lūcan “to shut”
OTHER WORDS FROM lock
lockless, adjectiveself-locking, adjectivewell-locked, adjectiveWords nearby lock
Loch Ness, Loch Ness monster, Loch Raven, lochus, loci, lock, lockable, lockage, lock bay, lockbox, lockdown
Other definitions for lock (2 of 2)
lock2
[ lok ]
/ lɒk /
noun
a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
locks,
- the hair of the head.
- short wool of inferior quality, as that obtained in small clumps from the legs.
a small tuft or portion of wool, cotton, flax, etc.
Origin of lock
2before 900; Middle English locke,Old English locc lock of hair, cognate with Old Norse lokkr,Dutch lok curl, German Locke
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British Dictionary definitions for lock (1 of 2)
lock1
/ (lɒk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of lock
lockable, adjectiveWord Origin for lock
Old English loc; related to Old Norse lok
British Dictionary definitions for lock (2 of 2)
lock2
/ (lɒk) /
noun
a strand, curl, or cluster of hair
a tuft or wisp of wool, cotton, etc
(plural) mainly literary hair, esp when curly or fine
Word Origin for lock
Old English loc; related to Old Frisian lok, Old Norse lokkr lock of wool
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