Mallen streak

noun

A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.

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Meanings

nounMallen streak (plural Mallen streaks)

plural Mallen streaks

  1. A streak of unusually coloured hair, typically white, which grows amidst normally colored hair.

Origin

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

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APA

Mallen streak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallen%20streak

MLA

“Mallen streak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallen%20streak. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mallen streak,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mallen%20streak.

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