 Re: with dark hair, with the dark hair
The 'the' determiner always allows for more prominent identification and it often serves to supercede subsequent identification. The general meaning may be the same but the 'the' helps to ensure that dark hair is in the forefront of identifying the girl over other attributes.
If you extended the description you might see what I mean.
"The girl with the dark hair, the big ears and the blue eyes" gives an unacceptably odd reading - three determiners competing for attention
"The girl with the dark hair, big ears and blue eyes" gives an acceptable but slightly odd reading
"The girl with dark hair, big ears and blue eyes"' seems most natural - all 3 are on par
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