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widow's peak

widow's peak noun: a descending V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.

widow's peak: a descending V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead
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Noun

widow's peak (plural widow's peaks or widows' peaks)

  1. A descending V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
    • “I like your hair,” Grace said, gently pulling at the clump standing armed sentinel over my widow's peak. “It's honest.”2010, Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story, Random House, →ISBN, page 154

Forms of widow's peak

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Questions about widow's peak

What does widow's peak mean?
Widow's peak means a descending V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
What part of speech is widow's peak?
Widow's peak is a noun.
What is the plural of widow's peak?
The plural of widow's peak is widow's peaks.

Words near widow's peak in the dictionary

  1. widow's cruses
  2. widow's lawn
  3. widow's man
  4. widow's mite
  5. widow's mites
  6. widow's peak
  7. widow's peaks
  8. widow's pennies
  9. widow's penny
  10. widow's silk
  11. widow's walk

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