cowlick
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You might be surprised to learn that you can’t comb the hairs flat on a coconut without creating a cowlick.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
Pratik accosted her afterward, smashing his cowlick back.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2019
His cowlick and gaptoothed grin, though, reminded you of an old neighbor or college roommate.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2018
His hair swirled out from his cowlick like a fingerprint, as if it were intended, as if it were someone’s design.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2017
“I’ve got to catch Helene,” I say to Faris, who has noticed Hannah and Livia and is smiling invitingly at them while smoothing back his cowlick.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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