"Mallen streak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mallen streaks [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)
  1. a streak of white, red, grey or black hair which grows amidst normally colored hair Related terms: poliosis

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