English Explanatory Dictionary

beakhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
  2. An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

Word forms

beakhead beakheads beak-head

Etymology

From beak + head.

Synonyms

beak
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