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'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I drew on the widow's peak with eyebrow pencil and wore a turtleneck, not a tux.
Joe Flaherty

Meaning of "widow's peak" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIDOW'S PEAK

From the belief that it presaged early widowhood.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WIDOW'S PEAK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIDOW'S PEAK

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Widow's peak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WIDOW'S PEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Widow's peak

A widow's peak is a V-shaped point in the hairline in the center of the forehead. Hair growth on the forehead is suppressed in a bilateral pair of periorbital fields. Without a widow's peak, these fields join in the middle of the forehead so as to give a hairline that runs straight across. Widow's peak results when the point of intersection on the forehead of the upper perimeters of these fields is lower than usual.

Definition of widow's peak in the English dictionary

The definition of widow's peak in the dictionary is a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIDOW'S PEAK

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WIDOW'S PEAK

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Synonyms and antonyms of widow's peak in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «widow's peak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIDOW'S PEAK

Find out the translation of widow's peak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of widow's peak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «widow's peak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寡妇的高峰期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pico de viuda
570 millions of speakers

English

widow´s peak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विधवा की चोटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذروة الأرملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пик вдовы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pico da viúva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিধবা এর শিখর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le pic de veuve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puncak janda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Witwenspitzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

富士額
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과부의 피크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puncak janda
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đỉnh cao của góa phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விதவையின் உச்ச
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विधवा च्या पीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dullar Zirvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

picco della vedova
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wdowy szczyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пік вдови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârf văduva lui
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αιχμής χήρας
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

weduwee se piek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

änkas topp
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

enkes topp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of widow's peak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDOW'S PEAK»

The term «widow's peak» is normally little used and occupies the 116.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about widow's peak

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QUOTES WITH «WIDOW'S PEAK»

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Joe Flaherty
'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I drew on the widow's peak with eyebrow pencil and wore a turtleneck, not a tux.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIDOW'S PEAK»

Discover the use of widow's peak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to widow's peak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Widow's Peak
Though Widow's Peak is pure science fiction it does, to some extent, document the author's own journey. In this book Andrew Roberts looks at telepathy and ways of making it workable. Note most mental illnesses operate on this premise.
Andrew Roberts, 2011
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Widow's Peak
When a handsome young man falls from your tree, what can a lady do but take him home, fix him up, and fall in love. If you're an assassin on the run, do you risk your life for a chance at happiness? Or do you pass up the love of your life?
Hanna Rhys Barnes, 2009
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The Bedside Dysmorphologist
Widow's peak is the term used to describe a midline prominence of the frontal hairline, while a low frontal hairline refers to the downward extension of hair onto the temple toward the lateral eyebrow. Establishing a Differential Diagnosis ...
Crumlin William Reardon Consultant Clinical Geneticist Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, 2007
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Human Biology
FIGURE 17-11 Widow's Peak (a) The widow's peak is a dominant trait carried on one of the autosomes. (b) A straight hairline is a recessive trait. Simple Mendelian genetics can be used to determine the genotype Multiple Alleles Some genes ...
Daniel Chiras, 2011
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The Girl With The Widow’s Peak: The Memoirs
The story told is unforgettable, and though it has touches of Brideshead and Downton Abbey, it is utterly novel for, unlike them, it is actually real.
Ursula d’Abo, David Watkin, John Julius Norwich, 2014
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The Assault on Equality
For example, it is easy to divide people into those with widow's peak and those without, or those with sickle cell anemia and those without. This assignment will reflect differences in genetic makeup. Given these differences, we can make some ...
‎1996
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The Adults: A Novel
“Well, she's eight.” “And her widow's peak,” Ester said. “It's pretty distinctive, don't you think?” Laura had an incredibly severe widow's peak. That was why she looked so much more like Mark. My father didn't have a widow's peak, and neither ...
Alison Espach, 2011
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Just the Facts: Life Science, Grades 4 - 6: Fun activities, ...
WidoW's PEaK: A dominant gene causes a widow's peak. Ifyou have a widow's peak, you have a dominant gene for that trait. You need only one dominant gene for this characteristic, so your genes are W–. Since you cannot tell whether the ...
Steve Rich, Matt Fisher, 2007
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Face Reading in Chinese Medicine
The widow's peak, as shown in Figure 4—19, is another curious trait of the hairline. A widow's peak occurs when the hair comes down to a point in the middle of the forehead. It is considered a very magnetic and attractive feature. Studies have ...
Lillian Bridges, 2012
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Deal Breaker
Hailey Wright—Willing to do anything to save her brother—even marry a man she doesn't love—why is the Lake Geneva real estate agent getting such bad vibes from the Widow's Peak estate? Bryce McKenna—Refusing to marry for love after  ...
Patricia Rosemoor, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIDOW'S PEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term widow's peak is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Things People With A Widow's Peak Will Understand (Including …
Actually, not at all. If you're not already familiar with a widow's peak, it's a small, V-shaped patch of hair right at the top of where the forehead hits the hairline. «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Woman kidnapped, assaulted in Uber car in Northeast D.C.
The suspect is described as an adult Middle Eastern male, with a light complexion, a slim build, and short black hair with a widow's peak. Uber says it is "urgently ... «WJLA, May 15»
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Sea Cliff Victorian with a good vibe
Weiss says his favorite room is the widow's peak, which could be used as a writing room. "It's in the tower, like a Cinderella room," he says. The house is listed ... «Newsday, May 15»
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Billy Donovan did the unthinkable at Florida
He didn't fume as much as he smoldered, the intensity almost as severe as the widow's peak on his forehead. Nineteen seasons later, he's not that guy any more ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
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SEQUENCE OF THE WEEK: THE NEW TEAHUPOO?
SEQUENCE OF THE WEEK: THE NEW TEAHUPOO? Sequence: Typhoon Hagupit creates mutant widow's peak outside Cloud Nine on December 6. «Surfline.com Surf News, Dec 14»
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CNN's "New Day" and "@THIS HOUR" news anchor Michaela …
She had many of her mannerisms, her widow's peak and most definitely her eyes. Although my mom was fair with blond hair and green eyes, like me, I could see ... «CNN, Nov 14»
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Shy beauty who upstaged a queen: The life of society grande dame …
Those photographs were printed in newspapers across the globe and Ursula, with her distinctive widow's peak hairline, became famous overnight. «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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From Edwardian idyll to meetings with Nehru: the life of Lady Ursula …
A review of The Girl with the Widow's Peak, by Lady Ursula d'Abo, with a foreword by John Julius Norwich. A very English tale of 20th-century upper-class ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Lupita Nyong'o's Hairstylist Ted Gibson Reveals Secrets to Her …
Lupita Nyong'o at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 16, Lupita Nyong'o wore a faux widow's peak hairstyle created by Ted Gibson to the Critics' Choice ... «Us Magazine, Feb 14»
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Lupita Nyong'o Fakes A Widow's Peak At The Critics' Choice Awards …
Even though very few people may notice a widow's peak by looking at someone's face, it is a physical trait that many people are born with. However, Gibson had ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»

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