Definition of "towhead" in Anglais

noun

1. A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person.

   • 2010, Joseph A. West, Richard Compton (byline), Death of a Hangman, New American Library (Signet), page 103, “Hell, I never did cotton to an uppity whore anyhow," the towhead said.
   • 2012, Ann M. Paulson, Stepping Stones for the Heart, Hay House (Balboa Press), page 88, The courtyard was lit with bright sunlight and Asenath and the two towheads were there amusing themselves.

2. An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.