Lovelock n. A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. "A long lovelock and long hair he wore."
... Same time might prefer a tie undone or something. Trousers? Suppose I when I was? No. Gently does it. Dislike rough and tumble. Kiss in the dark and never tell. Saw something in me. Wonder what. Sooner have me as I am than some poet chap with bearsgrease plastery hair, lovelock over his dexter optic. To aid gentleman in literary. Ought to attend to my appearance my age. Didn't let her see me in profile. Still, you never know. Pretty girls and ugly men marrying. Beauty and the ... — Ulysses • James Joyce