Dreadlocks Definition

drĕdlŏks
noun
Long, thin braids or uncombed, twisted locks of a style worn originally by Rastafarians.
Webster's New World

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

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Origin of Dreadlocks

  • From Caribbean English dread follower of Rastafarianism from dread righteous fear of God dread

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • dread +‎ locks

    From Wiktionary

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