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cowlick

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cow·lick  (koulk)
n.
A projecting tuft of hair on the head that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and will not lie flat.
cowlick
Noun
a tuft of hair over the forehead
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Noun1.cowlick - a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"


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