Pale of locks
Fair-headed describes someone with light-colored hair—blond or pale.
The word is somewhat literary or old-fashioned, more likely found in folk tales and older novels than contemporary speech: the fair-headed children of the village.
Fair here means light in complexion, not just or equitable.
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Pale of locks
Fair-headed describes someone with light-colored hair—blond or pale.
The word is somewhat literary or old-fashioned, more likely found in folk tales and older novels than contemporary speech: the fair-headed children of the village.
Fair here means light in complexion, not just or equitable.
1. light-haired — blonde, Fair-haired person; flaxen (Pale golden-yellow hue); golden (Bright yellow, or precious); towheaded (Very light blond); platinum · strawberry-blonde · sun-kissed · sandy · ashy · pale · champagne · bleached · light · cornsilk
hair colorfair-headed ≠ dark-haired Having black or brown locks; black-haired · raven-haired · brunette · swarthy
fair, head, headed, fairly, fairness, fairer, fairest, unfair, unfairly
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