Crossword clues for earlock
earlock
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Earlock \Ear"lock`\, n. [AS. e['a]r-locca.] A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.
Wiktionary
n. A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons.
Usage examples of "earlock".
The long brown, curled hair of his traditional Hasidic earlock was flattened against his cheek, sandwiched tightly between his face and the load that he carried.
Like a great child--slim within his arm, her cheek pressed to his, her dark earlock tickling his neck!
He had cut his earlocks and shaved his beard when he saw how much he stood out among the other citizens and even the Jews of Charleston.
Hasidim believe, why do you still wear the attire and earlocks of Hasidim?
Sunday, complete with black suit, black hat, earlocks, tieless collar, and a hairy face, the eyes hidden behind dark glasses.
Many people identify them with long flowing earlocks, black caftans, white stockings, patent-leather pumps, and large fur hats.
They all had beards and earlocks and wore conical caps and prayer garments.
He reminded Jesse of an old Jew in the Milan marketplace, a mountain of a man in a black Astrakhan coat, with flowing earlocks and beard, who moved slowly or not at all, depending on the weather.
But as he replaced the scissors an uneasy feeling passed over him like a hot breath, and when he turned, he saw someone watching him: a rabbi, much like the one he'd seen on Sunday, complete with black suit, black hat, earlocks, tieless collar, and a hairy face, the eyes hidden behind dark glasses.