Originally: a ship's figurehead. Later also: those components of a ship which are fitted forward of the stem, or of the main body of the bows…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > any part in front of stem (16) headOE Originally: a ship's figurehead. Later also: those components of a ship which are fitted forward of the stem, or of the main body of the bows… main-piece1850 (a) the principal piece of a ship's head; (b) the principal piece of timber in a rudder; (c) the principal horizontal beam of a windlass. Subcategories:— figure-head (7) — beak of galley (7) |
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