lovelock

English

/ˈlʌvˌlɒk/

noun

Definitions

A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.

Etymology

Affix from English love + 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
antilove English
armlock English
belock English
boxlock English
brainlock English
chinlock English
couchlock English
cyberlove English
daglock English
deadlock English
deathlock English
doglock English
earlock English
elflock English
eyelock English
fetlock English
fetterlock English
firelock English
flatlock English
flintlock English
forelock English
forelove English
gridlock English
gunlock English
hairlock English
hammerlock English
handlock English
hashlock English
headlock English
inlock English
interlock English
keylock English
lack-love English
ladylove English
landlock English
leaflove 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
lovability English
lovable English
love English
love apple English
love feast English
love-shy English
loveable English
loveaholic English
lovebead English
lovebird English
lovebot English
lovebud English
lovebug English
loved English
loveday English
lovedom English
lovee English
lovefest English
loveful English
lovekin English
loveless English
lovelight English
lovelike English
loveling English
lovelore English
lovely English
lovemaker English
lovemaking English
lovemap English
lovemate English
lovemobile English
lovemonger English
loveness English
lover English
lovered English
loveship English
lovesick English
lovesome English
lovest English
lovestone English
lovetap English
loveteam English
loveth English
loveworthy English
lovey English
lovez English
lovie English
lovish English
manlock English
matchlock English
mindlock English
mislove English
money-love English
motherlove English
multilock English
necklock English
nonlove English
oarlock English
outlove English
overlock English
overlove English
picklock English
relock English
relove English
riplock English
self-love English
sidelock English
snaplock English
soaplock English
softlock English
spinlock English
suitlock English
taglock English
truelove English
twistlock English
underlock English
unlock English
unlove English
uplock English
weighlock English
wheellock English
wristlock English
lovettaa Finnish
Locke German
ラブ Japanese
ラブホテル Japanese
lok Middle English
love Middle English
ล็อก Thai
loc Welsh
loklo Ido
löf Volapük
lav Tok Pisin
lavim Tok Pisin
lok Tok Pisin
alobi Sranan Tongo
lobi Sranan Tongo
loke Seychellois Creole
lobi Aukan