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towheaded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having pale blond hair, resembling tow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of hair color; whitish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ash-blonde, platinum-blonde

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tow + headed.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vlasblond — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Finnish: pellavapäinen — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Finnish: pellavatukkainen — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • French: blond filasse — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Irish: fionnbhán — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Manx: fynn-vane — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Polish: płowowłosy — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Romanian: cu păr blond deschis — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Russian: светлово́лосый (svetlovólosyj) — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Spanish: claro — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Spanish: de pelo claro — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Spanish: de cabello claro — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow
  • Spanish: aclarado — Having pale blond hair, resembling tow