cowlicknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkaʊ.lɪk/us/ˈkaʊ.lɪk/a piece of hair that always sticks out on someone's head
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Hairstyles
- barnet
- blowout
- bob
- bobbed
- bun
- bunch
- coiffed
- comb-over
- cornrow
- fauxhawk
- flattop
- fringe
- loose
- pageboy
- parting
- permanent wave
- pigtail
- ponytail
- quiff
- shake
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Examples from literature
- Even his grizzled hair slanted forward in a stiff cowlick over his forehead, and his face bristled sharply with his gray beard.
- The cowlick where his hair parted kept a stubborn wisp of brown hair in rebellion, and it shook amusingly when he spoke earnestly or laughed.
- The person addressed swung back the rebellious cowlick from his forehead, as if to clear his thinking faculties from a load while he considered the grave question.