Meaning & use
towhead
A person, especially a child, with very pale, flaxen or whitish-blond hair.
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The towhead ran across the beach, his hair almost silver in the sunlight.
Photos from her childhood show a towhead with a gap-toothed grin.
A note on using this word
Towhead comes from tow, a pale fiber once spun into thread, and is mostly used for children.
Words with a similar meaning
blonde
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