widow’s peak
hair which is pointed at the front
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The first time I saw Edward on set he pulled back his hair and showed me his widow's peak. In the book, Monty Brogan has a widow's peak, but I hadn't mentioned it in the script. But Edward so wanted to be in character that he wore a prosthetic widow's peak for the entire shoot.
(Ian Hylands in bbc.co.uk - 21st February 2006)
(Ian Hylands in bbc.co.uk - 21st February 2006)
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widow's peak
noun
A V-shaped point formed by the hair near the top of the human forehead.
Origin: From the superstition that it is a sign of early widowhood*.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
* widowhood = Witwenstand
IMPRESS YOUR HAIRDRESSER TODAY
say something like:
"Have you noticed a trend over recent years that widow's peaks are receding in younger people?"
noun
A V-shaped point formed by the hair near the top of the human forehead.
Origin: From the superstition that it is a sign of early widowhood*.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
* widowhood = Witwenstand
IMPRESS YOUR HAIRDRESSER TODAY
say something like:
"Have you noticed a trend over recent years that widow's peaks are receding in younger people?"
