side curl

noun

1. earlock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of side curl¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

He twirled a side curl around one of his fingers, and I saw his tongue dart out of his mouth, run over his lips, then dart back in.

From Literature

"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