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dread·lock

(drĕd′lŏk′)

A single lock of hair that is worn as dreadlocks.

tr.v. dread·locked, dread·locking, dread·locks

To fashion or grow (hair) so that it forms dreadlocks.

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dreadlock

(ˈdrɛdˌlɒk)

a single strand of matted hair

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dreadlock - one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians

lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair

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