|
|
Definition of Elflock
1. n. Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves.
Definition of Elflock
1. Noun. (rare) A lock of hair that is tangled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elflock
1. a lock of tangled hair [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elflock
Literary usage of Elflock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. King Lear by William Shakespeare (1860)
"Edg. This is the foul fiend Flibbertigibbet; he begins at curfew, and walks till
the first cock ; (5) he gives the web and the pin ; knits the elflock ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... a exaltation, height Eleven, è-lèv'vn.a.ten and one Elf, tlf. s./t/ural Elves ;
fairy, devil elflock, elf'lók. s. hair twisted by elves Elicit, ..."
3. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald (1808)
"Edg. This is the foul Flibbertigibbet; he begins at curfew, and walks till the
first cock; he gives the web, and the pin ; knits the elflock ; squints the ..."
4. Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & Critical. Printed by Thomas Dolby, George Damiel, D. G., G. D., John Cumberland (1826)
"... and the pin ; knits the elflock ¡.-squints the eye', und makes the hair-lip ;
mildews the white wheat, anil hurts the poor creatures of the earth. ..."
Other Resources:
