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Definition of Earlock
1. n. A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.
Definition of Earlock
1. Noun. A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Earlock
1. a curl of hair by the ear [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earlock
Literary usage of Earlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem (1921)
""Let go of my earlock, Getzel. Take my advice, and let go of my ... He was torn
to pieces, had a bleeding ear, and a torn earlock. ..."
2. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1887)
"... kept near Heath, for counsel if need be, and Heath says that on the West
Cambridge plain a musket-ball struck a pin from Warren's earlock. ..."
3. A Popular History of the United States: From the First Discovery of the by William Cullen Bryant (1881)
"At West Cambridge, Dr. Warren, while exposing himself to the enemy's fire, had
the pin on his earlock shot away. By this time Colonel Heath, ..."
4. The Battle of April 19, 1775: In Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington by Frank Warren Coburn (1922)
"The bullet came dangerously near the Doctor's head, so near, in fact, as to strike
a pin from his earlock.1 Here, also, Dr. Downer of ..."
5. Historic Mansions and Highways Around Boston: Being a New and Rev. Ed. of by Samuel Adams Drake (1900)
"Warren had the pin struck from the hair of his earlock by a bullet at this time.
A British officer had his bayonet-scabbard shot from his side, ..."
6. Memoirs, Speeches and Writings of Robert Rantoul, Jr by Robert Rantoul (1854)
"... he was in the hottest of the fight, and a musket ball passed through his earlock.
The name of the president of the provincial congress belongs then, ..."
7. The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century by Leo Wiener (1899)
"He had torn off the skullcaps from the heads of a few Jews, he had lopped off an
earlock, had bagged a few men late at night in a side street without ..."
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