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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovelock¹

First recorded in 1585–95; love + lock ²

Example Sentences

He served time at Lovelock Correction Center, 90 miles northeast of Reno, where he served nine years of a 33-year sentence after his 2008 conviction on armed robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy and other charges stemming from his attempt to recover valuable memorabilia he claimed was stolen from him.

From Los Angeles Times

Long before the city woke up on a fall morning in 2017, Simpson walked out of Lovelock Correctional Center outside Reno, a free man for the first time in nine years.

From Los Angeles Times

This is an important connection, Griffiths said, that actually predates James Lovelock’s Gaia theory, which says living organisms on Earth help create, regulate and maintain the planet’s atmosphere.

From Seattle Times

After an interfaith meeting in 2018, Lovelock chaplain Scott Davis wrote notes that were later presented in court as evidence suggesting that he had offered an excuse to the group for why Jummah prayers were ending and felt unable to tell them the real reason.

From Slate

What proceeded was a cat-and-mouse period during which the Lovelock officials would alternate between saying that they had fixed the problem and continuing to deny prayer space and blaming things like a shortage of staff or prison lockdowns.

From Slate