mechón
lock of hair
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A clump of hair or fibers hanging together apart from the rest
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Mechón means lock of hair and is a big mecha0, a bundle of strands twisted together like a wick.
mechón
lock of hair, strand of hair
A bundle of hairs that hang together as one piece.
Se apartó un mechón de la cara para poder verShe pushed a lock of hair off her face so she could see
Un mechón gris le caía sobre la frenteA gray strand hung over his forehead
tuft, clump (of fibers)
A small bunch of threads, wool, or bristles separated out from a bigger batch, twisted together the way a wick is.
Un mechón de lana quedó enganchado en la cercaA tuft of wool was left caught on the fence
Al pincel se le salió un mechón de cerdasA clump of bristles came out of the brush