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dread·locks

 (drĕd′lŏks′)
pl.n.
Locks of hair in which the individual hairs have been allowed or encouraged to mat together into ropelike masses.
[From Caribbean English dread, follower of Rastafarianism, from dread, righteous fear of God; see dread.]
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dreadlocks

(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)
pl n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands
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dread•locks

(ˈdrɛdˌlɒks)

n.pl.
a hairstyle of many long ropelike locks.
[1955–60]
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Translations

dreadlocks

[ˈdrɛdlɒks] npl (= hairstyle) → dreadlocks fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dreadlocks

, dreads (inf)
pl → Dreadlocks pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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In yet another example of disregard for basic Human Rights, soldiers of the Nigerian Army are reported to have swooped on residents in the commercial hub of Aba to shave off the hair of young men with dreadlocks and colour dye before taking them to unknown destination.
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In September last year Chikayzea Flanders was taken away from his classmates and told that his dreadlocks did not comply with the school's uniform and appearance policy - and must be cut off.
Fulham school that told pupil to cut off his dreadlocks backs down; He had been placed in isolation on his first day at the school but after a legal battle has been allowed to keep his dreadlocked hair
The 'Greatest Showman' actor debuted his new dreadlocks on Instagram on Thursday with the caption 'Just for fun', which later provoked people online to call him out for appropriating black culture without respecting its origin or significance.
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A BIRMINGHAM student was left "angry and upset" after being turned away from a temping agency because she has dreadlocks.
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