tow head

A person with very light (almost white) blond hair, "tow" being flax or hemp fibers. Tow-headed, along with fair(-haired) and flaxen-haired, is a tradional way in the English language to refer to blond hair or lightly-colored hair, having come from its old Germanic roots (which are quite rare).

"The tow head is an illusive creature, a minority."

by Lorelili March 31, 2006

tow head

tow headed is literally "flaxen haired". This meaning of tow comes from Middle Low German touw (which means "flax, hemp fiber"). This probably went back to the prehistoric Germanic base *tow-, *taw "make, prepare" (source also of English tool), in the sense "make yarn from wool; spin".

he's a real tow head

by Nic July 25, 2004

Towhead

Thought to be a name for blonde children, (coming from the word used to describe flax rope); it actually is only fitting to children with hair so light, it is literally "white".

This color generally goes away between 2-5 yrs old.
Ex. I had four children, all blue eyes, but only three of them were towheads.

by Kpopmama February 24, 2019

towheaded

Having light blonde, almost white hair. No, it does not mean that your head looks like a toe.

Look at that towheaded boy, his hair's so white!

by dallyz_girl26 February 10, 2004

towhead

Blond; light haired - the color of tow, whatever that is

"She's awful bright for a towhead"

by QuantumBeep January 9, 2008

TowHead

The name of a band formed in Sheffield in 2015. the name is referring to the lead singers hair colour, which is a light blonde 'Towhead' colour.

Naming of a band 'TowHead"

I like the band 'TowHead'
Music from 'TowHead'

by TowHead March 15, 2022

Towhead

The inevitable blonde douche bag that is often found on overseas academic trips. Has a tendency to bite his lower lip and a habit of infecting the social mannerisms of others with his own douche-baggery (douche-baggery being a term he believes he invented himself). Smokes like a chimney and habitually quotes adult cartoons in an attempt to be funny.

Person 1: "Did you see that guy over there? He knows the word for ashtray in seven different languages!"

Person 2: "Wow, what a towhead."

by team chorba July 28, 2009