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/ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ · noun
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex..
We would touch strangers discreetly, feathering down their cowlicks.
Use cowlick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cowlick means An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex..
Common synonyms include calflick.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We would touch strangers discreetly, feathering down their cowlicks.
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