earlock
English
noun
Definitions
- A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.
Etymology
Compound from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).
Origin
English
lock
Gloss
tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goldilocks English
- Lockport English
- airlock English
- anklelock English
- anti-lock English
- armlock English
- belock English
- boxlock English
- brainlock English
- chinlock English
- couchlock English
- daglock English
- deadlock English
- deathlock English
- dogear English
- doglock English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eardrum English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpiece English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earring English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earware English
- earwax English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earworm English
- earworthy English
- elflock English
- eyelock English
- fetlock English
- fetterlock English
- firelock English
- flatlock English
- flintlock English
- forelock English
- gridlock English
- gunlock English
- hairlock English
- hammerlock English
- handlock English
- hare's ear English
- hashlock English
- headlock English
- inlock English
- interlock English
- keylock English
- landlock English
- leglock English
- lidlock English
- liplock English
- livelock English
- lock English
- lock-weir English
- lockability English
- lockable English
- lockage English
- lockbolt English
- lockbox English
- locker English
- lockfast English
- lockful English
- lockhouse English
- lockjaw English
- lockkeeper English
- lockless English
- locklike English
- lockmaster English
- locknut English
- lockout English
- lockpicker English
- lockplate English
- lockring English
- lockset English
- lockshield English
- lockside English
- locksman English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksport English
- lockstep English
- lockstitch English
- lockwork English
- locky English
- longear English
- lovelock English
- manlock English
- matchlock English
- mindlock English
- mouse-ear English
- multilock English
- necklock English
- oarlock English
- overlock English
- picklock English
- relock English
- riplock English
- sidelock English
- snaplock English
- soaplock English
- softlock English
- spinlock English
- suitlock English
- taglock English
- twistlock English
- underlock English
- unlock English
- uplock English
- violetear English
- weighlock English
- wheatear English
- wheellock English
- wristlock English
- Locke German
- イヤー Japanese
- ere Middle English
- lok Middle English
- ล็อก Thai
- loc Welsh
- loklo Ido
- ia Tok Pisin
- lok Tok Pisin
- loke Seychellois Creole
- ear
- lock
- eared
- locky
- earal
- earbob
- earset
- belock
- earcup
- earful
- uplock
- earlid
- locker
- earcap
- earpad
- earwax
- unlock
- inlock
- relock
- earlet
- earlap
- dogear
- earware
- earbone
- locknut
- armlock
- earflap
- lockage
- earshot
- earless
- leglock
- ear bud
- riplock
- liplock
- taglock
- earlike
- keylock
- earworm
- earloop
- earsore
- eardrop
- earball
- lockset
- earplug
- earclip
- earmuff
- doglock
- eargasm
- eyelock
- fetlock
- earhole
- lockjaw
- manlock
- lockful
- lockbox
- earwork
- longear
- eardrum
- earmark
- gunlock
- earring
- lockout
- earmold
- earpick
- earwear
- lidlock
- airlock
- earache
- oarlock
- boxlock
- daglock
- elflock
- earbash
- earsies
- earreach
- lockwork
- lovelock
- flatlock
- hashlock
- locksman
- earspoon
- landlock
- necklock
- Lockport
- earpiece
- spinlock
- locklike
- earspool
- hairlock
- earphone
- lockring
- earstone
- lockable
- forelock
- lockbolt
- earmould
- lockfast
- wheatear
- sidelock
- suitlock
- picklock
- lockless
- overlock
- soaplock
- livelock
- lockstep
- snaplock
- chinlock
- mindlock
- deadlock
- lockside
- gridlock
- softlock
- headlock
- handlock
- firelock
- earprint
- interlock
- violetear
- anklelock
- lockhouse
- weighlock
- locksport
- matchlock
- ear-reach
- twistlock
- underlock
- flintlock
- lock-weir
- earbasher
- wristlock
- earworthy
- wheellock
- mouse-ear
- lockplate
- locksmith
- earshrift
- earcockle
- couchlock
- brainlock
- multilock
- deathlock
- anti-lock
- fetterlock
- hammerlock
- lockstitch
- Goldilocks
- earwitness
- lockshield
- lockpicker
- hare's ear
- lockmaster
- lockkeeper
- lockability
- ear speaker
- ear-piercing
- locksmithery
- earsplitting