fair-haired

[ fair-haird ]

/ ˈfɛərˌhɛərd /

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adjective

having light-colored hair.

Idioms for fair-haired

fair-haired boy, Informal. a person, especially a young one, treated as a favorite or considered especially promising by a superior or the members of a group: He's the fair-haired boy of the literary set.

Origin of fair-haired

First recorded in 1620–30; fair¹ + hair + -ed³

Words nearby fair-haired

fair shake, a, fair territory, fair to middling, fair trade, fair use, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, fair-minded, fair-spoken, fair-trade, fair-trade agreement

Example sentences from the Web for fair-haired

The fair-haired Chris Matthews was in a scary striped number in baby blue and pink.

Forget the Electoral College—Who Won the Battle of the Neckties? |Blake Gopnik |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
A fair-haired lady; a knight she had sent forth to battle; the knight returned.

Seven Keys to Baldpate |Earl Derr Biggers
She must have been a perfectly pretty woman in her day,—a blue or gray eyed, fair-haired beauty.

Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1 |Nathaniel Hawthorne
She passed close by me, under the light of the lamp, and I saw it was the fair-haired woman for whom I was waiting.

Spies of the Kaiser |William Le Queux

That fair-haired spark—that officer belonging to your regiment who came to the wedding—oh, dear!

Columba |Prosper Merimee
His uncle had no children, and the sad, fair-haired little wife appeared to be always alone and always suffering.

The Ancient Law |Ellen Glasgow

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fair-haired

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fair-haired

adjective

Idioms for fair-haired

Origin of fair-haired

Words nearby fair-haired

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Example sentences from the Web for fair-haired