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dreadlocks

Pronunciation: /ˈdrɛdlɒks/
Definition of dreadlocks

noun

  • a Rastafarian hairstyle in which the hair is washed but not combed and twisted while wet into tight braids or ringlets hanging down on all sides: a stately Rastafarian in dreadlocks nursed a dark ale

Derivatives

dreadlocked

adjective

dreadlocks in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dreadlocks in the US English dictionary
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