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mallen streak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
mal-len streak
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Mallen streaks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poliosis

Questions

What does mallen streak mean?
A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.
Where does mallen streak come from?
Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait.

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