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peppercorn hair

peppercorn hair noun: a hair texture which typically grows in tightly curled tufts, resembling peppercorns, characteristically found among Khoisan peoples.

peppercorn hair: a hair texture which typically grows in tightly curled tufts, resembling peppercorns,...
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Noun

peppercorn hair (countable and uncountable, plural peppercorn hairs)

  1. A hair texture which typically grows in tightly curled tufts, resembling peppercorns, characteristically found among Khoisan peoples.

Forms of peppercorn hair

pluralpeppercorn hairs

Origin of peppercorn hair

From peppercorn + hair.

Questions about peppercorn hair

What does peppercorn hair mean?
Peppercorn hair means a hair texture which typically grows in tightly curled tufts, resembling peppercorns, characteristically found among Khoisan peoples.
What part of speech is peppercorn hair?
Peppercorn hair is a noun.
What is the plural of peppercorn hair?
The plural of peppercorn hair is peppercorn hairs.

Words near peppercorn hair in the dictionary

  1. pepperboxes
  2. pepperbrand
  3. pepperbush
  4. pepperbushes
  5. peppercorn
  6. peppercorn hair
  7. peppercorn hairs
  8. peppercorn rent
  9. peppercorn rents
  10. peppercorns
  11. peppercorny

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