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Mallen streak
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English
en
Etymology
Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait.
Noun
A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.
See also
en poliosis
en eponyms