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dreadlocks

noun
/ˈdɹɛdlɒks/UK/ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks, from dread (“of or relating to a dread”, adjective) (from dread (“(usually black) male member of the Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks”, noun), from English dread (“reverential or respectful fear; awe”), referring to the awe inspired by God) + English locks (plural of lock (“length or tuft of hair”)). The English word is analyzable as dread (“Rastafarian”, attributive) + locks.

  1. derived from locks
  2. derived from dread — “reverential or respectful fear; awe”
  3. borrowed from dreadlocks

Definitions

  1. A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and…

    A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of dreadlock

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA