tow-haired
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Three tow-haired boys entertain themselves quietly as their mother takes notes.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2012
It was sniveling covered with pimples and tow-haired..
From Time Magazine Archive
One of them, a tow-haired boy of twenty, summed up the matter with irreverent brevity.
From The Shepherd of the North by Maher, Richard Aumerle
Bullies the life out of every one, I've always heard," was Eric's private comment, as he was introduced to a pair of tow-haired young officers with limp hands; "except the girl.
From The Education of Eric Lane by McKenna, Stephen
The other was of that mild, blue-eyed, tow-haired type from the Baltic provinces, with the thin, white skin which does not tan but burns.
From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick
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