dreadlocks

[ dred-loks ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. a hairstyle, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.

Origin of dreadlocks

1
First recorded in 1955–60; dread + lock2 + -s3

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British Dictionary definitions for dreadlocks

dreadlocks

/ (ˈdrɛdˌlɒks) /


pl n
  1. hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands

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