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Word: Sidelock
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From side + lock
Definition:
A lock of hair hanging at the side of the face or head; a similar part of a wig. Now chiefly: specifically (in plural) long locks of hair hanging down in front of the ears, worn by Hasidic and Orthodox Yemenite male Jews; = "payess".
