round·head·ed

[round-hed-id]
adjective
1.
(of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
2.
rounded or spherical at the head, as a screw.
3.
shaped like a semicircle at the top, as a window.
4.
( usually initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Roundheads.
5.
( usually initial capital letter ) puritanical ( def 2 ).
Origin:
1635–45; round1 + headed

Related forms
round·head·ed·ness, noun
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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roundheaded

adjective
having a brachycephalic head [syn: broad-headed] 
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Example sentences
The original section of the house still retains some of the roundheaded shingles that were used on the exterior.
Roundheaded borer grubs have cylindrical tapering bodies and can be one inch or more long when fully grown.
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