hairlock
Strand kept treasured
A hairlock is a strand or curl of hair, often one that falls distinctively or is set apart from the rest: A dark hairlock tumbled across her forehead.
The term appears in literary or poetic contexts more than everyday speech, where "lock of hair" is more common.
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- mementoToken of recollection
- mourning jewelryWorn tribute to dead
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
souvenir · heirloom · relic · sentiment · victorian · baby book · memorial · ancestry
tress
Lock of hair
chignon · updo · queue · tuft · forelock · sidelock · lovelock · kiss-curl · cowlick · fringe
locket
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- mementoToken of recollection
- mourning jewelryWorn tribute to dead
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
token · souvenir · heirloom · relic · sentiment · victorian · baby book · memorial · ancestry · genealogy
ringlet
Spiral lock of hair
wave · kink · tendril · wisp · corkscrew · loop · whorl · curlicue · frizz · crimp
silky
Smooth and lustrous
wispy · fine · coarse · sleek · shiny · matte · limp · voluminous · brittle · soft