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swollen head

noun

  1. another term for swelled head


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Her almost too abundant hair had been piled over a pad, which gave her the appearance of having a swollen head.

Captain Lake was possibly suffering from what would now be termed a "swollen head."

Margery's swollen head was treated until the soreness had become eased a little.

"The fact is, that he's suffering from a swollen head," remarked the curate, who used slang as a proof of manliness.

He who is too big for his boots must needs limp; and he who has a swollen head is in perpetual discomfort.

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