side curl

American  

Also sidecurl

noun

1. earlock.

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Etymology

Origin of side curl

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

"Not such a fool, Squire!" says the Captain, surveying his side curl in the glass.

From Project Gutenberg

When a young female wears a flat circular side—curl, gummed on each temple,—when she walks with a male, not arm in arm, but his arm against the back of hers,—and when she says "Yes?" with the note of interrogation, you are generally safe in asking her what wages she gets, and who the "feller" was you saw her with.

From Project Gutenberg