Mallen streak

English edit

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Etymology edit

Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait.

Noun edit

Mallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)

a streak of unusually coloured hair – typically white – which grows amidst normally colored hair

See also edit

poliosis

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