A piece of ornamental carving, usually a bust or full-length figure, placed over the cut-water of a ship.
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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 > figure-head (7) figurehead1766 A piece of ornamental carving, usually a bust or full-length figure, placed over the cut-water of a ship. head1804 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… headpiece1807 A ship's figurehead. Cf. head, n.1 22a. family head1835 (a) the head of a family or household, esp. one who earns money or makes decisions for the rest of the family; (b) a set of carved figures at the… galley-nose1867 (see quot.). Subcategories:— block from which carved (1) — moulding at back of (1) |
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