# towhead

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person.
2. An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.

## Etymology
From tow + -head.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/towhead