Meaning & use
Sidelocks
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Long strands of hair left uncut at the temples or sides of the head, worn for religious or cultural reasons.
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The young boy's sidelocks curled neatly beside his ears, a mark of his Hasidic upbringing.
Some Yemenite Jewish communities traditionally grow long sidelocks called simanim.
A note on using this word
Known in Hebrew as 'peyot,' sidelocks are grown by some Orthodox Jewish men and boys in observance of a biblical injunction against shaving the corners of the head.
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