towhead

n. 淡黄色头发的人

词形变化

towheads 复数 towheads

别名

tow-head

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person.

    2010, Joseph A. West, Richard Compton (byline), Death of a Hangman, New American Library (Signet), page 103, “Hell, I never did cotton to an uppity whore anyhow," the towhead said.

    2012, Ann M. Paulson, Stepping Stones for the Heart, Hay House (Balboa Press), page 88, The courtyard was lit with bright sunlight and Asenath and the two towheads were there amusing themselves.

  2. 2.

    An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.

词源

From tow + -head.

来源：wiktionary