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billethead

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bil⋅let⋅head

[bil-it-hed]
–noun Nautical.
a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.
Also called scrollhead.


Origin:
1830–40; billet 2 + head
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