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† ˈidle-ˌheaded, a. Obs.
[Parasynthetic f. idle head; cf. idle a. 8 a.]
1. Of little understanding or intellect; silly, foolish; crazy.
1598Shakes. Merry W. iv. iv. 36 The superstitious idle⁓headed-Eld Receiu'd, and did deliuer to our age This tale of Herne the Hunter, for a truth. 1614R. Tailor Hog hath lost pearl i. B iij, Our audience commonly are very simple idle-headed people. 1631Celestina i. 12 Shee is idle-headed, and almost out of her little wits.
2. Off one's head, out of one's wits; distracted, delirious.
1599Hakluyt Voy. II. ii. 108 Crazed in minde and halfe out of his wits..for whether he were put in fright of vs..or of sudden ioy..hee became idle-headed, and for eight dayes space neither night nor day tooke any naturall rest, and so at length died for lacke of sleepe. 1621Burton Anat. Mel. iii. iv. i. ii. (1651) 656 Hilarion..for want of sleep became idle-headed. 1694R. L'Estrange Fables 132 The house was rifled and her trinkets went away with the rest. Upon this loss she fell idle-headed. |