lock (2) definition - Dictionary

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lock [ lok ]

noun (plural locks)

Definition:

1. piece of hair: a group of hairs that hang together, on somebody's head or cut off

2. wisp of fiber: a small bunch of wool, cotton, or other fiber

plural noun locks

Definition:

1. hair: somebody's hair ( literary )

2. hairdressing ( slang )
Same as dreadlocks ( used in Black English )

[ Old English locc< Germanic]

Cultural Note


	The Rape of the Lock a poem (1712) by English poet Alexander Pope Written in mock-heroic style, it satirizes a major quarrel between families that arose when a young gentleman snipped off a lock of a young lady's hair. The poem's message is summarized in the opening lines: "What dire offence from am'rous causes springs/ What mighty contests rise from trivial things."