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

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

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

There was a widow’s peak way up high and for a moment I imagined the Bat Lady sitting up there in a rocking chair, still dressed in white, looking down at me.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben