dreadlock
noun
dread·lock
ˈdred-ˌläk 
plural dreadlocks
1
: a narrow ropelike strand of hair formed by matting, braiding, or twisting : lock
2
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At a news conference Sunday, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks described the gunman as 19 or 20 years old and 5 feet 7 inches, with short dreadlocks.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
Law Roach is reflecting on sparking change when Zendaya wore dreadlocks to the 2015 Academy Awards.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Blount, who was sporting dreadlocks and a beard, ran out of the station.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Police Chief Allen Banks said the man who police believe to be the shooter is 19 or 20 years old and 5-foot-7, has short dreadlocks and was last seen wearing a white hoodie.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
Law Roach is reflecting on sparking change when Zendaya wore dreadlocks to the 2015 Academy Awards.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Blount, who was sporting dreadlocks and a beard, ran out of the station.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Police Chief Allen Banks said the man who police believe to be the shooter is 19 or 20 years old and 5-foot-7, has short dreadlocks and was last seen wearing a white hoodie.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreadlock. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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