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elf-lock
elf-lock (ˈɛlflɒk) In 6, 9 pl. elves-locks. [f. elf + lock (of hair).] A tangled mass of hair, superstitiously attributed to the agency of elves, esp. Queen Mab: ‘which it was not fortunate to disentangle’ (Nares).1592 Shakes. Rom. & Jul. i. iv. 90 Elf-locks [1623 elk⁓locks]. 1596 Lodge Wits Miserie... Oxford English Dictionary
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Fairy-lock
German tradition German counterparts of the "elf-lock" are Alpzopf, Drutenzopf, Wichtelzopf, Weichelzopf, Mahrenlocke, Elfklatte, etc. wikipedia.org
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elf
▪ I. elf, n.1 (ɛlf) Forms: 1 ælf, ylf (app. recorded only in pl. ylfe), 3 alve, 5 alfe, 5–7 elfe, 4– elf. pl. elves: 1 ylfe, 3 alven, 6–7 elfes, Sc. elvis, 8 elfs, 6– elves. See also elven, auf, oaf1. [OE. ælf str. masc. = OHG. alp (MHG., mod.G. alp nightmare, ON. álfr (Da. alf) elf:—OTeut. *alƀo-z;... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dorcas Hoar
Lock was of a different colour from all the rest, (which was short and grey) it grew on the hinder part of her Head, and was matted together like an Elf-Lock wikipedia.org
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witch knot
witch knot 1. a. A tangled knot of hair supposed to be made by witches: = elf-lock.1598 Drayton Heroic. Ep., El. Cobham 112 O that I were a Witch..! I would..knit whole ropes of witchknots in her hayre. 17.. Willie's Lady xxxiv. in Child Ballads I. 87 Oh wha has loosed the nine witch knots That was ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lock of hair
Polish plait: A Polish plait (Koltun in Polish, meaning "Knot", but often referred to in English as an "Elf-Lock") is a lock of matted hair similar to wikipedia.org
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