elflock
Knotted hair clump
A tangled or matted lock of hair, supposedly caused by elves during the night.
The word appears mainly in literary or folkloric contexts: She woke with elflocks that no comb could tame.
The plural elflocks can describe a whole head of such tangles.
Tangled into clumps
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- knotTied rope fastening
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- twistRotating motion or surprise
entwine · knotted · windswept · ropy · coiled · ratted · snarled · gnarled
Mythical small beings
- faeOtherworldly Celtic beings
- pixiesTiny folklore troublemakers
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- faerieMythical small spirit
enchanted · folklore · supernatural · sylvan · nymphs · dryads · gnomes · leprechauns
matted
Tangled into clumps
twist · entwine · knotted · windswept · ropy · coiled · ratted · snarled · gnarled · twisted
elves
Mythical small beings
faerie · enchanted · folklore · supernatural · sylvan · nymphs · dryads · gnomes · leprechauns · ethereal
curse
Invoked harm through words
bewitched · possessed · haunted · changeling · mischief · nocturnal · cradle · protection · amulet · ward
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
- bedraggledWet, dirty, untidy
- messyLacking order or neatness
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
unruly · straggly · shaggy · neglected · uncombed · unbrushed · frowsy · slovenly · raggedy · witchy