Synonyms for dreadlocks


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dred-loks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɛdˌlɒks

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Définition of dreadlocks

Origin :
  • 1960, from dread + locks (see lock (n.2)). The style supposedly based on that of East African warriors. So called from the dread they presumably aroused in beholders, but Rastafarian dread (1974) also has a sense of "fear of the Lord," expressed in part as alienation from contemporary society.
  • As in coiffure : noun hairstyle
  • As in hairstyle : noun cut, style of a head of hair
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