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.
a small piece of land in the river
some people will call a blonde child a towhead
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 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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The cast of Black Noon - 1971 includes: Stan Barrett as Man in Mirror William Bryant as Jacob Jennifer Bryant as Towhead Joshua Bryant as Towhead Bobby Eilbacher as Boy Buddy Foster as Ethan Leif Garrett as Towhead Gloria Grahame as Bethia Lynn Loring as Lorna Keyes Charles McCready as Towhead Ray Milland as Caleb Hobbs Yvette Mimieux as Deliverance Suzan Sheppard as Wife Henry Silva as Moon Roy Thinnes as Reverend John Keyes Hank Worden as Joseph
This is known as a "towhead."
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.
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.
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
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern --WH-A-. That is, seven letter words with 3rd letter W and 4th letter H and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: bowhead rawhead towhead
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern T----AD. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter T and 6th letter A and 7th letter D. In alphabetical order, they are: tonepad towhead triclad