2006-11-05 07:38:32 · 2 answers · asked by hondapride67 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
The use of the word 'peak' referred to the beak or bill of a headdress, particularly a widow's hood, dating back to 1530. The use of peak to refer to a point of hair on the forehead dates to 1833. Widow's peak dates to 1849.
It is thought that the phrase came from the hair of a person laying on their back in an open coffin would tend to fall back over the head, thereby exposing the hairline and making evident the peak.
2006-11-05 07:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by Born a Fox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to English folklore, a "widow's peak" indicates that the woman is destined to outlive her husband and thus become a widow.
"Widow's peak" first appeared in written English around 1849, but it's probably much older than that.
2006-11-05 15:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by penguingal101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋