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noun
A lock of hair worn at the side of the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Narrower terms: payess, payot
noun
The design of a gun that has the lockwork mounted to the inside of a plate; compare boxlock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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History
From side + lock.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
