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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies..
Use earlock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Earlock means A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies..
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