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Mallen streak

Mallen streak noun: a streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.

Noun

Mallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)

  1. A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.

Forms of Mallen streak

pluralMallen streaks

Origin of Mallen streak

Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait.

Questions about Mallen streak

What does Mallen streak mean?
Mallen streak means a streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.
What part of speech is Mallen streak?
Mallen streak is a noun.
What is the plural of Mallen streak?
The plural of Mallen streak is Mallen streaks.

Words near Mallen streak in the dictionary

  1. mallemocke
  2. mallemoke
  3. mallemuck
  4. mallemucks
  5. Mallen
  6. Mallen streak
  7. Mallen streaks
  8. mallender
  9. mallenders
  10. malleobactin
  11. malleobactins

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