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nail·head
/
ˈneɪlˌhɛd
/
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[
neyl
-hed
]
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noun
1.
the enlarged top of a
nail
, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
2.
an ornament that suggests or resembles the enlarged top of a
nail
.
Origin:
1675–85;
nail
+
head
Related forms
nail-head·ed,
adjective
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nailhead
(ˈneɪlˌhɛd)
—
n
a decorative device, as on tooled leather, resembling the round head of a nail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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