cowlick
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
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How to use cowlick in a sentence
Though humans’ nearly hairless bodies stick out like a cowlick among other primates, our nakedness isn’t unique in the world of mammals.
Tina Lasisi wants to untangle the evolution of human hair | Aina Abell | September 29, 2022 | Science NewsHe chuckled immoderately and pressed his cowlick down, which defiant tuft popped instantly back to its position of attention.
The Red Debt | Everett MacDonaldThis hair was his pride and sorrow: it defied him in a brilliant cowlick until plastered flat with water.
The Streets of Ascalon | Robert W. ChambersFrom the top of his forehead to the cowlick on the back of his head ran a broad white scar.
The Goose Girl | Harold MacGrathTrousers may be brought to order in a few minutes, but to subdue a cowlick is a matter of years.
Skippy Bedelle | Owen Johnson
Overtop thought pleasantly of her, and combed back his intractable cowlick.
Round the Block | John Bell Bouton
British Dictionary definitions for cowlick
/ (ˈkaʊˌlɪk) /
a tuft of hair over the forehead
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