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The word towhead describes a person with a head of white hair.
My question is where did this phrase originate?
I am not finding any information anywhere.
Gale
My question is where did this phrase originate?
I am not finding any information anywhere.
Gale
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"Towhead" describes a person who has very blond hair, almost flaxen or pale yellow. The word "tow" has for centuries been used as a name for flax or hemp prepared for spinning.
Ref: *The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins* by William and Mary Morris.
-- Nanaea
Ref: *The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins* by William and Mary Morris.
-- Nanaea
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