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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But Louisiana contends that the federal law doesn’t allow Landor to hold correction officials personally liable for having his dreadlocks cut off.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
More recently, in August 2023, a Black high school student in the same school district was suspended for wearing his hair in dreadlocks.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2020, two Black students in Texas were suspended for wearing their natural hair in dreadlocks.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
The perv — who has dreadlocks and wore a backpack with a Puerto Rican flag tied to it — fled on foot, according to law enforcement.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
More recently, in August 2023, a Black high school student in the same school district was suspended for wearing his hair in dreadlocks.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
In 2020, two Black students in Texas were suspended for wearing their natural hair in dreadlocks.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
The perv — who has dreadlocks and wore a backpack with a Puerto Rican flag tied to it — fled on foot, according to law enforcement.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreadlock. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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