widow's peak

American  

noun

1. a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.

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widow's peak British  

noun

1. a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead

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Etymology

Origin of widow's peak

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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widow's peak

Actually, he arrived at Flushing Meadows with no hairdo — as in no hair at all, aside from some teeny, tiny specks on his head that come to a widow’s peak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

The popular Welshman, who was nicknamed 'Dracula' because of his distinctive "widow's peak", external hairstyle, was soon a household name as the game became hugely popular on television.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024

The sellers iron and fold them to create a widow’s peak effect, carefully fitting the cloth to fans’ heads in the so-called cobra style of worn by Qataris.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022

He was a riveting courtroom performer, a stocky badger-like man with a cleft chin, intimidating blue eyes and a widow’s peak that refused to recede with the rest of his hairline.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2021

A widow’s peak, close-set dark eyes, pinched cheeks, a mustache wriggling like a worm above a mouthful of broken brown teeth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin