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Catchword for “bed head”
Catchword: bed head
Filed Under: ,
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Ms. Neighbor and Mr. Matz discovered Fishtown, a gentrifying blue-collar neighborhood adjacent to Northern Liberties, where, in the last five years, youthful faces with bed head have made their way among the traditionally Irish Catholic residents.
Article or Document Title:
“Philadelphia Story: The Next Borough” (URL)
Author:
Jessica Pressler
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Dateline:
Philadelphia
Date of Publication:
Aug. 14, 2005
This cite belongs to a full entry for bed head.
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