dreadlocks
(redirected from Dread Locks)
pl.n.
Locks of hair in which the individual hairs have been allowed or encouraged to mat together into ropelike masses.
[From Caribbean English dread, follower of Rastafarianism, from dread, righteous fear of God; see dread.]
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dreadlocks
(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)pl n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands
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dread•locks
(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)n.pl.
a hairstyle of many long ropelike locks.
[1955–60]
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Translations
dreadlocks
[ˈdrɛdlɒks] npl (= hairstyle) → dreadlocks fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dreadlocks
, dreads (inf)
pl → Dreadlocks pl
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