elf lock

  • 1elf|lock — «EHLF LOK», noun. a tangled lock of hair caused by elves (according to superstition) …

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  • 3elf — race of powerful supernatural beings in Germanic folklore, O.E. elf (Mercian, Kentish), ælf (Northumbrian), ylfe (pl., W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *albiz (Cf. O.S. alf, O.N. alfr, Ger. alp evil spirit, goblin, incubus ), origin unknown, possibly from… …

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  • 4Elf — This article is about the mythical creature. For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation). An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings (wights, vættir) endowed with magical… …

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  • 5Lock of hair — A lock of hair is a piece or pieces of hair that has been cut from, or remains singly on, a human head, most commonly bunched or tied together in some way. A standard dictionary definition defines a lock as a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair… …

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  • 6elf — n. (pl. elves) 1 a mythological being, esp. one that is small and mischievous. 2 a sprite or little creature. Phrases and idioms: elf lock a tangled mass of hair. Derivatives: elfish adj. elvish adj. Etymology: OE f. Gmc …

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  • 7ELF — n. (pl. elves) 1 a mythological being, esp. one that is small and mischievous. 2 a sprite or little creature. Phrases and idioms: elf lock a tangled mass of hair. Derivatives: elfish adj. elvish adj. Etymology: OE f. Gmc …

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  • 9elflock — elf•lock [[t]ˈɛlfˌlɒk[/t]] n. Usu., elflocks. locks of hair tangled as if by elves • Etymology: 1585–95 …

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  • 10Fairy-locks — When young children, specially girls, wake from an evening s slumber with tangles and snarls in their hair, mothers with a tradition of fairy folklore might whisper to their daughters that they had caught fairy locks or elf locks. Faeries, they… …

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