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lovelock

[ luhv-lok ]

noun

  1. any lock of hair hanging or worn separately from the rest of the hair.
  2. a long, flowing lock or curl dressed separately from the rest of the hair, worn by courtiers, especially in the 17th century.


lovelock

/ ˈlʌvˌlɒk /

noun

  1. a long lock of hair worn on the forehead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lovelock1

First recorded in 1585–95; love + lock 2
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Example Sentences

The scientist James Lovelock named his influential theory of global interconnectedness the Gaia hypothesis after her.

Captain Lovelock got up as well; Bernard heard him knock over his little gilded chair.

The lawyers do it for you; and if she goes away with Lovelock, nothing will be more simple than for me to have it arranged.

She plays with Captain Lovelock as a child does with a wooden harlequin, she pulls a string and he throws up his arms and legs.

But she was very much ashamed of you—and so was I; and at last we all sent Captain Lovelock after you to bring you back.

"I am sure Captain Lovelock is a very gallant escort," said Mrs. Vivian.

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