tow-coloured
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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She had two braids of lank, thick, tow-coloured hair and very odd eyes—"white eyes," the manse children thought, as she stared at them half defiantly, half piteously.
From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
He was an energetic young land-surveyor, with tow-coloured hair and a face incurably jolly.
From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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 thick-set, round-shouldered man, a typical fair German with tow-coloured hair, greased and brushed down smoothly, a large, ragged, sandy beard and coarse, sketchy features.
From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
"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
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