"lovelock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlʌvˌlɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: lovelocks [plural]
Etymology: From love + lock. Etymology templates: {{af|en|love|lock|id2=tuft}} love + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} lovelock (plural lovelocks)
  1. A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains. Categories (topical): Hair Translations (A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.): cadenette [feminine] (French), Schmachtlocke [feminine] (German), ⁧زلف⁩ (zülf) (Ottoman Turkish), zülüf (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lovelock-en-noun-zeQkGtRw Disambiguation of Hair: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.': 68 32
  2. A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-lovelock-en-noun-akY4Y5fg Disambiguation of Hair: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: love lock, love-lock Coordinate_terms: sideburns

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