cowlick

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cow·lick /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ noun [countable]  HBHhair that sticks up on your head 翘起的一绺头发

Examples from the Corpus

cowlick• His hair was cut short with a cowlick dropping over at the front, like a freakster.• I can't brush this dumb cowlick down.• First, the cowlick had miraculously disappeared.• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.Origin cowlick (1500-1600) Because it looks as if it had been licked by a cow

cow·lick nounChineseSyllable  

head your hair that Corpus on sticks up

cowlick
cow‧lick /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ noun [countable]hair that sticks up on your head

cow·lickBrE /ˈkaʊlɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkaʊlɪk/ 🔊 nouna piece of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of your hair and is difficult to make lie flat 翘起的一绺头发