A towhead is someone who has extremely blond hair. Another definition of towhead is a sand bar that exists in a river, especially if it has cottonwood trees.
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A "towhead" is a small sandbar or islet within a river that is usually covered with thick brush or trees.
In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a towhead is a sandbar covered with coarse grass that lies within the Mississippi River. Huck and Jim often find refuge on towheads during their journey down the river. The towheads serve as places for rest and contemplation for the characters in the novel.
A towhead is a person having a head of pale-yellow hair.A tow head is someone who is born with platinum white hair.
A towhead is a person having a head of pale-yellow hair.A tow head is someone who is born with platinum white hair.
Tow is a word meaning, among other things, the separated fibres of flax, jute and hemp, separated into thin strands and having a pale white appearance. Towheaded, then, is having very light blond, almost white-hair.
If you put lemon juice in your hair it will make it turn light but beware it will be slightly orange! it will not be towhead blonde, more of a golden color.
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From takeourword.com: "Tow means 'flax or hemp fiber', and so tow headed is literally 'flaxen haired'" See http://www.takeourword.com/Issue047.html for more. Cheers, Jonathan