Mallen streak

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Catherine Cookson in her Mallen trilogy, a series of books about a family named Mallen who all shared this trait.

Noun[edit]

Mallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)

  1. a streak of unusually coloured hair – typically white – which grows amidst normally colored hair

See also[edit]

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