dreadlock
noun
dread·lock
ˈdred-ˌläk 
plural dreadlocks
1
: a narrow ropelike strand of hair formed by matting, braiding, or twisting : lock
2
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Hopson was recently seen wearing dreadlocks but may have changed his hairstyle.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
Handcuffed to a chair while his dreadlocks were shaved off
Landor had shown prison officials a copy of a court ruling that dreadlocks grown for religious reasons should be accommodated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The suspect, described by police and transit sources as a Black woman with red dreadlocks, broke into and moved an N train on the elevated tracks above Astoria shortly after 4 a.m., sources told The News.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Motorcycles, smoking cigars, partying, dreadlocks… loves a fight, funny.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 12 July 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
Handcuffed to a chair while his dreadlocks were shaved off
Landor had shown prison officials a copy of a court ruling that dreadlocks grown for religious reasons should be accommodated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The suspect, described by police and transit sources as a Black woman with red dreadlocks, broke into and moved an N train on the elevated tracks above Astoria shortly after 4 a.m., sources told The News.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Motorcycles, smoking cigars, partying, dreadlocks… loves a fight, funny.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 12 July 2025
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreadlock. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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