Roundhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War (in the 17th century).
adj
  1. Having a dome-shaped head.
noun
  1. A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Roundhead (“parliament supporter in the English Civil War”)
  3. A male whose penis is circumcised.
  4. A circular platform at the end of a pier or breakwater.
  5. Any of various agarics of the genus Stropharia.

Pronunciation

En-au-roundhead.ogg

Word forms

Roundhead Roundheads

Etymology

From round + head, from their short-cropped hairstyle.

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