headwardn.²adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdwəd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdwərd/

Forms: see head n.¹ and -ward suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: head n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + -ward suffix.Compare Old English (Northumbrian) hēafodweard chapter, heading (apparently an alteration of foreweard , in the same sense (compare forward n. 1), after head n.¹ and post-classical Latin senses of classical Latin capitulum capitulum n.):OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. (headings to readings) i Incipit capitula lectionum secundum mattheum : onginneð forwueard uel heafudwueard ðara reda æfter matheus.OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. (headings to readings) lxxxviii Expliciunt capitula lectionum : gesaegd aron heafudwearda uel foruearda ðara reda.

A. n.²

The direction of the head or front. Chiefly in to (the) headward: = headwards adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance or in front [phrase]

to (the) headward1577

in (the) front of1609

to the fore with1646

in one's van1720

in the first flight1852

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 323 A briȝt swerd..and þe poynt dounward evene to his hevedward [a1425 Harl. 1900 heedward, 1482 Caxton to his heedewarde].

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 133 Thrust the top of his nose vpwarde, take but the very top to thrust through, and not to the headwarde.

a1679 T. Hobbes Seven Philos. Probl. (1682) vi. 51 The Ship will gain the space D.F. to the headward.

1912 Green Bk. Mag. Aug. 291/1 I grabbed the pike again about the tail, head pointed towards me, and started to scrape to headward.

2000 Sedimentary Geol. 136 65/2 Rates of terrigenous sediment accumulation..may reflect preferential transport of finer silt-sized grains..to headward by flood tides.

B. adj.

That is in the direction or vicinity of the head.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [adjective] > in the region or direction of

headward1667

1667 T. Coxe in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 452 The heart-ward part of the Vein..and the head-ward part of it.

1848 Rural Cycl. II. 418/2 The diagonal brace extends from the upper end of the head-ward upright brace to the lower end of the heel-ward upright brace.

1856 Proc. Royal Soc. 1854–5 7 493 On forming the expressions for the absolute values of the headward and starboard polar-magnet-forces, it appears that [etc.].

1916 F. W. Jones Arboreal Man xx. 133 The internal cavity of the body is subdivided into a headward chest cavity, and a tailward abdominal cavity.

1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 5 When getting acquainted with the horse prior to the ride, avoid direct eye contact... Better to approach casually from a headward angle.

2011 C. H. Richardson Pioneer Settlem. Nebraska Territory 24 Two very small settlements were laid out..along the headward portion of the Little Nemaha River.

C. adv.

= headwards adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction

upc888

upwardsc890

upwardOE

anovewardOE

countermount1513

upwith1513

supernally1596

headward1786

upwardly1816

upways1890

up-along1963

1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 485 Where you may use indifferently either Upward, topward, or headward.

1815 Trans. N.Y. Lit. & Philos. Soc. 1 469 Skin rough..; and feels almost like that of a shark, wearing away the fingers, especially if moved from the tail headward.

1883 A. Maclean in Memorial Vol. 295 They are robust enough headward.

1921 E. A. Mills Waiting in Wilderness 56 A stream flowing down a hillside cuts a channel headward just as a saw cuts into a log.

2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 Jan. l6 Blood vessels widen..or go slack..so the blood is propelled headward.

Compounds

headward erosion n. Physical Geography erosion by a stream of its bed in the upstream direction, so that a valley, ravine, etc., becomes longer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > headward erosion

headward erosion1895

1895 W. M. Davis in Geogr. Jrnl. 5 130 While the original consequent streams are..degrading their valley lines, lateral branches will be developed by headward erosion.

1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. ii. x. 153 The torrent tract..evolves into the valley tract, and each gradually migrates inland as the source continues to recede by headward erosion.

1995 A. M. Cvancara Field Man. Amateur Geologist (rev. ed.) ii. 16 A drainage system of a main stream and its tributaries gradually extends upslope toward a drainage divide..by headward erosion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headward
释义	headwardn.²adj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛdwəd/, U.S. /ˈhɛdwərd/ Forms: see head n.¹ and -ward suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: head n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < head n.¹ + -ward suffix.Compare Old English (Northumbrian) hēafodweard chapter, heading (apparently an alteration of foreweard , in the same sense (compare forward n. 1), after head n.¹ and post-classical Latin senses of classical Latin capitulum capitulum n.):OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. (headings to readings) i Incipit capitula lectionum secundum mattheum : onginneð forwueard uel heafudwueard ðara reda æfter matheus.OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. (headings to readings) lxxxviii Expliciunt capitula lectionum : gesaegd aron heafudwearda uel foruearda ðara reda. A. n.² The direction of the head or front. Chiefly in to (the) headward: = headwards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance or in front [phrase] to (the) headward1577 in (the) front of1609 to the fore with1646 in one's van1720 in the first flight1852 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 323 A briȝt swerd..and þe poynt dounward evene to his hevedward [a1425 Harl. 1900 heedward, 1482 Caxton to his heedewarde]. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 133 Thrust the top of his nose vpwarde, take but the very top to thrust through, and not to the headwarde. a1679 T. Hobbes Seven Philos. Probl. (1682) vi. 51 The Ship will gain the space D.F. to the headward. 1912 Green Bk. Mag. Aug. 291/1 I grabbed the pike again about the tail, head pointed towards me, and started to scrape to headward. 2000 Sedimentary Geol. 136 65/2 Rates of terrigenous sediment accumulation..may reflect preferential transport of finer silt-sized grains..to headward by flood tides. B. adj. That is in the direction or vicinity of the head. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [adjective] > in the region or direction of headward1667 1667 T. Coxe in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 452 The heart-ward part of the Vein..and the head-ward part of it. 1848 Rural Cycl. II. 418/2 The diagonal brace extends from the upper end of the head-ward upright brace to the lower end of the heel-ward upright brace. 1856 Proc. Royal Soc. 1854–5 7 493 On forming the expressions for the absolute values of the headward and starboard polar-magnet-forces, it appears that [etc.]. 1916 F. W. Jones Arboreal Man xx. 133 The internal cavity of the body is subdivided into a headward chest cavity, and a tailward abdominal cavity. 1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 5 When getting acquainted with the horse prior to the ride, avoid direct eye contact... Better to approach casually from a headward angle. 2011 C. H. Richardson Pioneer Settlem. Nebraska Territory 24 Two very small settlements were laid out..along the headward portion of the Little Nemaha River. C. adv. = headwards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction upc888 upwardsc890 upwardOE anovewardOE countermount1513 upwith1513 supernally1596 headward1786 upwardly1816 upways1890 up-along1963 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 485 Where you may use indifferently either Upward, topward, or headward. 1815 Trans. N.Y. Lit. & Philos. Soc. 1 469 Skin rough..; and feels almost like that of a shark, wearing away the fingers, especially if moved from the tail headward. 1883 A. Maclean in Memorial Vol. 295 They are robust enough headward. 1921 E. A. Mills Waiting in Wilderness 56 A stream flowing down a hillside cuts a channel headward just as a saw cuts into a log. 2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 Jan. l6 Blood vessels widen..or go slack..so the blood is propelled headward. Compounds headward erosion n. Physical Geography erosion by a stream of its bed in the upstream direction, so that a valley, ravine, etc., becomes longer. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > headward erosion headward erosion1895 1895 W. M. Davis in Geogr. Jrnl. 5 130 While the original consequent streams are..degrading their valley lines, lateral branches will be developed by headward erosion. 1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. ii. x. 153 The torrent tract..evolves into the valley tract, and each gradually migrates inland as the source continues to recede by headward erosion. 1995 A. M. Cvancara Field Man. Amateur Geologist (rev. ed.) ii. 16 A drainage system of a main stream and its tributaries gradually extends upslope toward a drainage divide..by headward erosion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † head-wardn.¹ < n.²adj.adv.a1387 see also
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headwardn.2adj.adv.

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headwardn.²adj.adv.