Definition of "dreadlocks"
noun
normally plural, singular dreadlock
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.
Quotations
The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154