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cowlicks

/ˈkaʊɫɪks/ noun

plural of cowlick

Word Origin A cowlick is a tuft of hair that sticks up, as if a cow had licked it. From Old English 'cū' (cow) and 'liccian' (to lick). The plural is cowlicks. The word 'cow' is from PIE *gwōu-, giving us bovine and beef (via French). 'Lick' is from PIE *leigh-, also in 'lecher' (one who licks, i.e., is lascivious). The image is vivid: a cow's tongue leaving a swirled pattern.

noun plural of cowlick countable

His hair had several stubborn cowlicks that refused to stay flat.

(名词) 额前翘发 【额前翘发（复数）】

他的头发有几处顽固的旋，怎么也不肯服帖。

(sustantivo) plural de remolino (de cabello)

Su cabello tenía varios remolinos testarudos que se negaban a quedarse lisos.

(nom) épis; mèches rebelles [Mèches de cheveux qui poussent dans une direction différente du reste, formant un épi difficile à aplatir.]

Ses cheveux avaient plusieurs épis récalcitrants qui refusaient de rester plaqués.

(Substantiv) Wirbel; Haarwirbel [Plural von **cowlick**; eine Stelle im Haar, die in eine andere Richtung wächst als der Rest und sich daher nicht glatt legen lässt.]

Sein Haar hatte mehrere störrische **cowlicks**, die sich einfach nicht bändigen ließen.

(名詞) cowlick の複数形。毛の一方向の渦や、寝かせても跳ねてしまう髪の部分。

彼の髪には何本もの頑固な毛流れがあり、どうしても平らに寝なかった。

(substantivo) cachinhos; redemoinhos; topetes [plural de cowlick]

Seu cabelo tinha vários cachinhos teimosos que se recusavam a ficar lisos.

Word parts: cow + lick + s

Related words

licker

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