dreadlock

English

Noun

dreadlock (plural dreadlocks)

1. A single strand of dreadlocks

Verb

dreadlock (third-person singular simple present dreadlocks, present participle dreadlocking, simple past and past participle dreadlocked)

1. To put (hair) into dreadlocks
   • 2004, David Benioff, When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories^[1], ISBN 0670033391, page 86:

     I paced the avenues, mane dreadlocked by city dirt.

Synonyms

• dread