sidelock

English

noun
Definitions
  • A lock of hair worn at the side of the head.
  • (firearms) The design of a gun that has the lockwork mounted to the inside of a plate; compare boxlock (boxlock).

Etymology

Compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

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