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Definition of Dreadlocks
1. Noun. A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dreadlocks
1. dreadlock [n] - See also: dreadlock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dreadlocks
Literary usage of Dreadlocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Jamaica by Paris Permenter (2005)
"... small mash up destroy, wreck natty dread dreadlocks or person with dreadlocks
nyam eat oht fi about to pikny child rass backside (a common curse) ..."
2. Adventure Guide to St Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines by Cindy Kilgorie Brown, Alan Moore (2003)
"Hair in dreadlocks, heavy bass soundtrack, red-green-gold decoration, ...
dreadlocks are not compulsory. I know a Rasta who had enormous dreads one year and ..."
3. Caribbean by Barbara Ender-Jones (2001)
"IRp^l You don't have to grow your own; floppy hats in Rastafarian colours with
ready-made dreadlocks round the brim. New Kingston This is a modern ..."
4. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"It was cut short after VK, a large man with long dreadlocks, wearing blues-brother
sunglasses, his front teeth capped with gold, began responding to ..."
5. Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to by Richard R. Wilk (2006)
"Rastafarianism has never been a major movement in Belize, but dreadlocks, reggae
and Rasta fashions have been popular. A few real Rastafarians from Jamaica ..."
6. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"And when we got there, I suggested he stay put because his size and dreadlocks
would make him an obvious target for some nut with a bottle if he returned to ..."
7. Costa Rica Alive! by Bruce Morris (2002)
"The country is actually quite conservative and, even though you see lots of young
guys with dreadlocks hanging about, smoking cannabis is not tolerated by ..."
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