headwardsn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdwədz/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdwərdz/

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

Etymology: < head n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier headward n.² and (with use as adverb) headward adv.

†A. n.

With to: = headward n.² Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1682 tr. J. Goedaert Of Insects vi. 101 Also they are not a little strong, in protracting the hinder part of the body to the head wards [L. caput versus, Du. voorwarts na haar hoofd].

B. adv.

Towards or in the direction of the head; (also) forwards.

ΚΠ

1825 Morning Chron. 17 June Causing every one of them [sc. beds] be made so as to raise the body headwards on an inclined plane.

1862 M. B. Betham-Edwards John & I II. xv. 295 I was thrown headwards from my seat.

1898 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 32 793 A congenital displacement headwards of the shoulder-blade.

1926 J. P. Vogel Indian Serpent-lore 26 The [cobra's] hood is formed by the spreading and moving headwards of the ribs.

1976 S. Judson et al. Physical Geol. xiv. 334/1 Large, steep-walled amphitheaters called cirques, which have been carved into the mountain flanks by glaciers gnawing headwards.

2011 G. Dyke & G. Kaiser Living Dinosaurs 406/2 Respiration achieved by pulling the liver headwards to compress the lungs.

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

单词	headwards
释义	headwardsn.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛdwədz/, U.S. /ˈhɛdwərdz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: head n.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < head n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier headward n.² and (with use as adverb) headward adv. †A. n. With to: = headward n.² Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1682 tr. J. Goedaert Of Insects vi. 101 Also they are not a little strong, in protracting the hinder part of the body to the head wards [L. caput versus, Du. voorwarts na haar hoofd]. B. adv. Towards or in the direction of the head; (also) forwards. ΚΠ 1825 Morning Chron. 17 June Causing every one of them [sc. beds] be made so as to raise the body headwards on an inclined plane. 1862 M. B. Betham-Edwards John & I II. xv. 295 I was thrown headwards from my seat. 1898 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 32 793 A congenital displacement headwards of the shoulder-blade. 1926 J. P. Vogel Indian Serpent-lore 26 The [cobra's] hood is formed by the spreading and moving headwards of the ribs. 1976 S. Judson et al. Physical Geol. xiv. 334/1 Large, steep-walled amphitheaters called cirques, which have been carved into the mountain flanks by glaciers gnawing headwards. 2011 G. Dyke & G. Kaiser Living Dinosaurs 406/2 Respiration achieved by pulling the liver headwards to compress the lungs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1682
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