earlock
/eer-lok/US // ˈɪərˌlɒk //
耳锁,耳栓,耳塞,耳房
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- : Judaism. a lock of hair worn in front of each ear by Hasidic and Yemenite Jewish males in accordance with the Biblical prohibition against clipping the hair at the temples. Leviticus 19:27.
Examples
Here a musket-ball struck a pin out of the hair of Dr. Warren's earlock.
He was torn to pieces, had a bleeding ear, and a torn earlock.
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