tow-coloured
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"Thank you for the compliment, Elise, though a little belated; all right, then, I'll leave my tow-coloured tresses their natural shade, and decorate them with strings of pearls and light blue ostrich tips."
From Patty in Paris by Wells, Carolyn
"Well, all right," answered Anson, going over in his turn and looking down at the white face and tow-coloured hair of the little stranger.
From A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen by Garland, Hamlin
They saw simply a loose, lank youth with tow-coloured, sun-burned hair and a berry-brown, ingenuous face that wore a quizzical, good-natured smile.
From Sixes and Sevens by Henry, O.
He was a florid man of thirty, with tow-coloured hair and blue eyes.
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
No; if you want a Tempest pure and simple, look at the man with tow-coloured hair in the further doorway, making running with the little soda-water heiress.
From Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
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