peach fuzz

[ peech fuhz ]

noun

1. soft, fine hair, especially on the face of a youth who has not yet developed a beard, resembling the down on the skin of a peach.

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach fuzz¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Mamma quite prides herself upon the delicate peach-fuzz-bloom, so to speak, of those feathers.

From Project Gutenberg