TOWHEAD

towhead

(noun) a person with light blond hair

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

towhead (plural towheads)

A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person.

An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.

Source: Wiktionary


Tow"-head`, n.

1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [Colloq.]

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The hooded merganser. [ Local, U.S. ]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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