side curl

side curl ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. earlock.

Also side·curl [sahyd-kurl] /ˈsaɪdˌkɜrl/. Origin of side curl First recorded in 1805–15 Examples from the Web for side curl Historical Examples of side curl

The sea air had browned his cheek, and the ball whistling by his side-curl had spared it.

The Virginians

William Makepeace Thackeray