One of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Dreadlocks, also known as locs or dreads, are rope-like strands of hair formed by matting which is done by not combing the hair and allowing the hair to matt naturally or by twisting hair and overtime the twisted hair will form into matted locs. Wikipedia

A hairstyle also known as dreads Wikipedia Disambiguation

Rope-like braiding hairstyle Wikidata

A single strand of dreadlocks. Wiktionary

Strand of dreadlocks. Wiktionary (translation)

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings. Wiktionary

Hair left to grow into long matted strings. Wiktionary (translation)