dreadlock
- n one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
- The dervishes, distinguished by their green and red robes, eclectic prayer beads, charms and Rastafarian-style dreadlocks, represent a kinder, gentler picture of Sudanese society .
- Amiable and rotund, he sports shoulder-length dreadlocks that make him look more like a Rastafarian reggae singer than a computer scientist.
- A spray of dreadlocks, a sinuous beat, a voice singing of revolution, revelation and romance.