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dreadlocks

Syllabification: (dread·locks)
Pronunciation: /ˈdredˌläks/

Definition of dreadlocks

noun

  • a hairstyle in which the hair is washed but not combed and twisted while wet into tight braids or ringlets hanging down on all sides.

Derivatives

dreadlocked

adjective

dreadlocks in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dreadlocks in the British & World English dictionary
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