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stag head, stag's head
[stag n.1]
1. The head or skull and antlers of a stag.
1812Crabbe Tales iv. 176 A stag's-head crest adorn'd the pictured case. 1908Harper Rambles in Galloway II. 28 Large stag heads..have been found in the bed of the loch.
2. stag-head or stag's head moss = stag-horn moss (see stag-horn 2 b).
1869W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 266 Picking staghead moss and flowers. 1885A. Brassey The Trades 234 On the banks..daisies and buttercups,..stag's-head moss, and all kinds of familiar wild flowers flourished. |