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dreadlocks

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dread·locks  (drdlks)
pl.n.
1. A natural hairstyle in which the hair is twisted into long matted or ropelike locks.
2. A similar hairstyle consisting of long thin braids radiating from the scalp.

dreadlocked adj.

dreadlocks [ˈdrɛdˌlɒks]
pl n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands
Translations
dreadlocks [ˈdrɛdlɒks] npl (= hairstyle) → dreadlocks fpl
dreadlocks, dreads (inf)
plDreadlocks pl


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He had his 15-inch-long dreadlocks chopped off to create a shorter hairstyle and raise money for Railway Children - a charity that helps street kids around the world.
A SUTTON man had the ultimate close shave when he lopped off his 13-year-old dreadlocks for charity.
DAVID JAMES is 16-1 with Paddy Power to get right into the holiday spirit and be seem to sport dreadlocks in tomorrow's friendly Port of Spain between England and Trinidad & Tobago.
 
 
 
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