Mallen streak

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Etymology

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

Noun

Mallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)

  1. a streak of white, red, grey or black hair which grows amidst normally colored hair

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