קְווּצּוֹת, curls, locks. Ned. 9ᵇ וקְווּצּוֹתָיו סדורות תלתלים and his curly hair was arranged in locks; Y. ib. I, 36ᵈ bot.; Tosef. Naz. IV, 7; Y. ib. I, end, 51ᶜ; Bab. ib. 4ᵇ; a. e.—Pesik. R. s. 26 העמדת … בעל ק׳ … מסלסל קווצותיו thou didst put up for them Elijah, the curly-headed man, and they sneered and laughed at him, (saying,) behold &c., v. סִלְסֵל; Yalk. Jer. 262.—Masc. form: קְווּצִּין. Deut. R. s. 2 תפיסת קורצין (corr. acc.; ed. Wil. תפיסות) the front hair cut so as to form ‘a handle of the locks’ (a gentile custom, v. בְּלוּרִית).