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redhead

[ red-hed ]

noun

  1. a person having red hair.
  2. an American diving duck, Aythya americana, the male of which has a bright chestnut-red head. heads.


redhead

/ ˈɛˌɛ /

noun

  1. a person with red hair
  2. a diving duck, Aythya americana , of North America, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish-brown head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of redhead1

First recorded in 1655–65; red 1 + head
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Sometimes she was “the redhead,” sometimes “the icy blond.”

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Walt Disney took his own liberties, experimentally drafting the raven-haired beauty as both a redhead and a blond, and individualizing the dwarfs.

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They are both redheads and David jokes: “I always say, the Taliban were targeting gingers on that day.”

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Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge protects migratory waterfowl, in particular redhead ducks.

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On Friday, Austyn showed off her darling toothless smile, and there are early signs she might just turn out a redhead — her parents would love that.

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