widow's peak
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of widow's peak
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Nicknamed 'Dracula' because of his distinctive widow's peak hairstyle, he became a star as the game enjoyed a television boom.
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
And then, one day, the barber chopped off my widow’s peak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
The swaggering hunter and small-town hero, voiced by actor and opera singer Richard White, is toxic masculinity personified, complete with a widow’s peak and high, clompy boots.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 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
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