tow-headed

Light blond locks

Tow-headed describes someone with very light blond hair, almost white.

Tow is the pale, flaxen fiber of flax or hemp before spinning.

The term applies especially to children: a tow-headed boy running through the sprinklers.

The color often darkens with age.

blond

flaxen

Pale golden-yellow hue

cornsilk · straw-colored · sun-bleached · sandy · golden · Nordic · Scandinavian · albino

childlike

cherubic

Innocently sweet-faced

wide-eyed · freckled · rosy-cheeked · fresh-faced · pigtailed · barefoot · gap-toothed · sunny · carefree · mischievous

Opposites
hair color

tow-headeddark-haired

Having black or brown locks

raven-haired · black-haired · brunette · swarthy · coal-black

Family

tow, head, headed, heads, heading, headless, header, headfirst, towhead

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G