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widow's peak

 
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–noun
a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
Origin:
1840–50
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widow's peak  
n.  A V-shaped point formed by the hair near the top of the human forehead.

[From the superstition that it is a sign of early widowhood.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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