elflock C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈɛlfˌlɑːk/ UK /ˈelflɒk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun archaic, usually plural: a tangled or matted lock of hair, once fancifully attributed to elves Wind and neglect had twisted her hair into bristling elflocks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · archaic, usually plural: a... tanglematted lockknot Word family Forms elf-locks Related forms elflockfairy lock Etymology Formed from elf + lock. Folklore blamed nocturnal elves for tangling the hair of people and animals, so the term came to denote the resulting matted locks whether or not magic was implied. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # elflock **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛlfˌlɑːk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈelflɒk/ ## Meanings 1. archaic, usually plural: a tangled or matted lock of hair, once fancifully attributed to elves ## Examples - Wind and neglect had twisted her hair into bristling elflocks. ## Synonyms - tangle - matted lock - knot ## Related Forms - elf - lock - fairy lock ## Etymology Formed from elf + lock. Folklore blamed nocturnal elves for tangling the hair of people and animals, so the term came to denote the resulting matted locks whether or not magic was implied. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown