cowlick

== English == === Alternative forms === cow-lick, cow lick === Etymology === From cow +‎ lick; as the hair may appear to have been licked into place by a cow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ (US, regional) IPA(key): /ˈkælɪk/ Rhymes: (US, regional) -ælɪk === Noun === cowlick (plural cowlicks) 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. Synonym: calflick ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “cowlick”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “cowlick”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Colwick, Wilcock