plural towheads
1
: a head of hair that is light blond or tousled : a head of hair resembling tow (see tow entry 3 sense 1)
His towhead looks as though it has not seen a comb in some time.—
Frank Rizzo
Frank RizzoAt age 16, [Broc] Glover, better known as the "Golden Boy" because of his towhead, stormed onto the National circuit …—Scott Hoffman
Scott Hoffman
also
: a person having such a head of hair
I was white blonde until I was 6 and my three babies—all brunette now—were towheads until they were also that age. —Carolyn Ten Broeck
Carolyn Ten Broeck 2
: a low alluvial island or shoal in a river : sandbar
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The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.
—James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
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James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
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“Towhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/towhead. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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towhead
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tow·head
ˈtō-ˌhed 
: a person with very light blond hair
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