The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scalp \Scalp\, n. [Perhaps akin to D. schelp shell. Cf. Scallop.]
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That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.
By the bare scalp of Robin Hodd's fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction!
--Shak. A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory.
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Fig.: The top; the summit.
--Macaulay.Scalp lock, a long tuft of hair left on the crown of the head by the warriors of some tribes of American Indians.
Wiktionary
n. A long tuft of hair left on the crown of the head by the warriors of some Native American tribes.
WordNet
n. a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
Usage examples of "scalp lock".
His scalp lock had been smeared with pine pitch and plaited down his back and interwoven with green vines.
He kept a narrow eye on the long black scalp lock hanging down the back of the brave leading the pony he clung to.
He dropped to his knees at the fallen warrior's side and reached down to take hold of his stiff scalp lock.
Save for a long scalp lock tied high and cascading down his back, he had a shaved head tattooed in patterns of red and white.
His hawkface and black scalp lock gave him a wild, even frightening appearance.
Hettar seemed as fierce as ever, his sharp-angled face hard, and his manelike scalp lock flowing over one leather-armored shoulder.
With three cuts the scalp lock was severed from the head of the dead man.
Save for a long scalp lock tied high and cascadingdown his back, he had a shaved head tattooed in patternsof red and white.
In the morning when they arose, the sister always combed their long black silken scalp locks and painted the circle around the scalp lock a bright vermillion.