locc

locc, m.n: hair, lock of hair. (LOCK / ˈlɔk)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman standing beside a tree holding three loaves of bread, clothed in nothing but her long, wavy hair that covers from her head to her ankles.
St Mary of Egypt in the Taymouth Hours; England, 1325-35; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 188v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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