Crown of hair

[nq:1]The television lights beamed down on his crown of hair, which was tinted the color of peach pits. Is the "crown of hair" hair itself or skin beneath the hair?[/nq]
Depends on context. Could be a crown made of hair. Could be the crown that monks have (aka tonsure aka corona). Could simply be a ring of hair (like a halo except flat to the head). Could be the whole hairy head. Could be a ha

[nq:1]The television lights beamed down on his crown of hair, which was tinted the color of peach pits. Is the "crown of hair" hair itself or skin beneath the hair?[/nq]
It's a crown, and it's hair. It crowns his head, like* the golden crown officially sported by monarchs. The author doesn't mean a *real crown.
The skin on top of your head is your scalp. But the top of your head is

[nq:1]The television lights beamed down on his crown of hair, which was tinted the color of peach pits. Is the "crown of hair" hair itself or skin beneath the hair?[/nq]
Hair, probably styled in some way that at least slightly suggests a crown.

Jerry Friedman

Is the color of peach pits usual hair dye color?

[nq:2]The television lights beamed down on his crown of hair, ... "crown of hair" hair itself or skin beneath the hair?[/nq]
[nq:1]Depends on context. Could be a crown made of hair. Could be the crown that monks have (aka tonsure aka ... whole hairy head. Could be a hat made of hair. Could be some unusual, creative and innovative dentistry. Who knows?[/nq]
And it could be that "his" should

[nq:1]Observation: The "color of peach pits" doesn't sound very pretty. There's just something about "pits"..[/nq]
Does anyone here say "peach seed" or "peach stone"?

[nq:2]Observation: The "color of peach pits" doesn't sound very pretty. There's just something about "pits"..[/nq]
[nq:1]Does anyone here say "peach seed" or "peach stone"?[/nq]
BrE = peach stone. I'd be surprised to hear a BrE speaker refer to any fruit stone as a pit. Then again, I dunno about the younger generation.

Katy Jennison
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[nq:2]Observation: The "color of peach pits" doesn't sound very pretty. There's just something about "pits"..[/nq]
[nq:1]Does anyone here say "peach seed" or "peach stone"?[/nq]
I'm for "stone". Drupes (well, not almonds, of course) are known in Rt-P as "stone fruit". I'd say "seed" in a gardening context.

I'm not sure I use "pip" (I'm PINP) for such big seeds.

Mike.

[nq:1]Is the color of peach pits usual hair dye color?[/nq]
I hope someone else answers, since I'm somewhat color-blind.

I've never heard that comparison before. However, the color of a peach pit seems to me like a perfectly ordinary color for a white person's hair, and in fact I wondered how anyone knew the hair was tinted.
At first glance, I thought the hair in question was tint

[nq:2]Does anyone here say "peach seed" or "peach stone"?[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm for "stone". Drupes (well, not almonds, of course) are known in Rt-P as "stone fruit". I'd say "seed" in a gardening context.[/nq]
Same in Lt-P, though "stone fruit" could also mean something else.

I'd always use "pit" when preceded by the name of the fruit, but I might say "I was eating a peach and broke my