Middle English Dictionary Entry
loket n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | loket n.(1) |
| Etymology | From lok n.(1). Also cp. ML lokettus, from Gmc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A lovelock, curl; (b) a lock of wool.
Associated quotations
a
- a1350 Lord þat lenest (Hrl 2253)29 : Ȝof þer lyþ a loket by er ouþer eȝe Þat mot wiþ worse be wet for lat of oþer leȝe, þe bout & þe barbet wyþ frountel shule feȝe.
b
- (1350) Doc.Hatfield in Sur.Soc.32223 : De vij velleribus j petra, preter locketts.