arrowheadn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈarə(ʊ)hɛd/, U.S.

/ˈɛroʊˌhɛd/

Forms: see arrow n. and head n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arrow n., head n.¹

Etymology: < arrow n. + head n.¹

A. n.

a. The head or pointed end of an arrow, typically made separately and fitted to the shaft.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > head of arrow

headOE

arrowhead1384

bolt-head1483

arrow point1655

1384–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 594 In 40 Shafe de Arowheuedes, 14s.

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 145 (MED) Manye men han born an arowe-heed in þe parties of her face bi longe tyme.

1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 13 Arowhede, barbellum, catella.

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 19 Two maner of arrowe heades..was vsed in olde tyme.

1588 W. Clowes Prooued Pract. Young Chirurgians 92 A Darthead, Arrowhead, or bullet.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole iii. xx. 590 White Ellebor..which the Hunters vse as a poyson to dippe their arrow heads in.

1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 86 The Men make Arrow-heads of this Wood.

1731 C. Gamberini Descr. Earl of Pembroke's Pictures 17 Cupid..is earnestly observing his Arrow Heads in a Fire, to sharpen them.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxi. 502 He..drew home Nerve and notch'd arrow-head.

1827 Brit. Critic Apr. 473 The old British long-bow..requiring a nervous arm to draw it to the arrow head with effect.

1892 W. M. Beauchamp Iroquois Trail 117 Copper and iron arrow-heads took the place of flint.

1920 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 349 The mesh-bag in which the Mexican hunters carried their arrow heads.

1984 S. King Thinner (1985) xx. 210 The Jivaro Indians soaked their wooden arrowheads in curare.

2005 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 14 Nauer pulled the arrowhead out of his abdomen and ran off.

b. spec. The head of an arrow which is a prehistoric artefact, made of flint or another non-metallic material. Cf. elf-arrow n. at elf n.¹ Compounds 3, elf-shot n. 2, fairy arrow n. (a) at fairy n. and adj. Compounds 3a.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > head of arrow > prehistoric arrow-head

elf-arrow1590

arrowhead?1661

fairy dart1782

fairy stone1791

flint-head1796

projectile point1847

leaf arrowhead1878

fairy arrow1903

?1661 R. Gordon in J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 (1867) I. iii. 137 (note) Hos vulgus patrio sermone elf arrow-heads vocant.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Elf Arrows Very small arrow-heads made out of a talky fissile stone are found in Virginia and Barbadoes.

1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 94 Elf-shots, i. e. the stone arrow heads of the old inhabitants of this island, are supposed to be weapons shot by Fairies at cattle.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. ii. 34 Several well-formed arrow-heads of flint.

1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha iv. 62 Made his arrow-heads of sandstone, Arrow-heads of chalcedony.

1907 Antiquary 43 89/2 The accompanying illustrations of some Suffolk types of Neolithic arrow-heads afford an idea of the beauty of these lasting records of prehistoric civilization.

1956 R. Carrington Guide Earth Hist. (1958) xxv. 243 (caption) Implements used by Upper Palaeolithic man, including flint arrow heads.

2013 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. (Nexis) 4 Aug. b8 You find an arrowhead, you wonder how it was made.

†a. A mark resembling an arrowhead, placed on items requisitioned for the use of the English royal household. Cf. broad arrowhead n. 2, broad arrow n. 2a. Obsolete.

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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun] > mark of ownership > specific

arrowhead1386

broad arrowhead1475

broad arrow1554

rogue's yarn1769

1386 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 489 [Several barrels full of ale with a mark, called] arewehede [saying that those barrels were for the household of our Lord the King].

b. Something resembling an arrowhead in shape or appearance. Also: a representation or image of an arrowhead.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > others

quathriganc1175

starc1384

yoke1415

sheafc1420

arrow1548

thunder-dart1569

memento mori1598

quadriga1600

Triton1601

anchor1621

chimera1634

forest-work1647

Bacchanaliaa1680

Bacchanal1753

subject1781

harp1785

mask1790

arrowhead1808

gorgoneion1842

Amazonomachia1845

Amazonomachy1893

mythograph1893

physicomorph1895

horns of consecration1901

double image1939

motion study1977

1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 148 Sides under the wings more dusky yellow, marked with long arrow-heads of black.

1877 U.S. Patent 196,539 1/1 The coupling-link, composed of a metal bar having an arrow-head..at each end.

1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys i. 20 The badge..of the first class scout consists of a brass arrow head with the motto on it ‘be prepared’.

1964 A. S. Byatt Shadow of Sun iv. 102 An arrowhead of tiny black birds came, direct, whirring beneath him and the sun.

2013 R. Harrington Understanding Adobe Photoshop 49 The cursor will change to a white arrowhead with a small double arrow.

c. A mark or symbol shaped like an arrowhead, used on a map or diagram to represent a course, movement, or flow (as of a river, current, travelling group of people, etc.). Cf. arrow n. 3c.

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society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > arrow on plan or diagram

shaft1730

dart1784

arrowhead1832

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > others

Samian letter1616

A1651

Tetragrammaton1656

arrow1744

arrowhead1832

wind1847

scarlet letter1850

sun wheel1865

sacred axe1866

rising sun1868

crow's foot1871

Easter rabbit1881

hexagram1882

sun sign1882

Easter bunny1900

Staffordshire knot1908

sinsigna1914

tectiform1921

padma1954

smiley face1957

happy face1971

lexigram1973

emoticon1988

smiley1989

1832 P. M. Roget Treat. Electr., Galvanism, Magnetism, & Electro-magnetism iv. ix. 50/1 The arrow-heads at the end of the lines shew the direction of the current in the wire.

1870 I. Todhunter Mech. for Beginners 3 Sometimes an arrow head is used in a figure to indicate [the direction in] which the force tends.

1918 V. S. Bryant & T. H. Hughes Map Work vi. 100 The edge on which the arrow-head is marked will then represent the magnetic North and South line.

1947 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Jan. 1/8 White arrowheads show main Russian thrusts south of Leningrad.

2009 B. N. Kumar Basic Physics for All i. 1 The direction shown by the arrowhead shows the direction of the force.

3. An aquatic or marsh plant of the genus Sagittaria, having white flowers, arrowhead-shaped leaves, and edible tubers. Frequently with distinguishing word. S. latifolia is also called duck potato, wapato.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants

sea-purslane1548

frog-bit1578

heartwort1578

milkwort1578

water dragon1578

water-liverwort1578

water milfoil1578

water radish1578

arrowhead1597

saltwort1597

water archer1597

calla1601

water-rocket1605

sea rocket1611

water archer1617

water chickweed1633

water purslane1633

arsesmart1640

water hyssop1653

water thyme1655

water serpent1659

Myriophyllum1754

least water plantain1756

mud-weed1756

Thalia1756

water-leaf1756

marsh liverwort1760

bastard plantain1762

wool-weed1765

Ruppia1770

goat's foot1773

pipewort1776

blinking chickweed1777

mudwort1789

arrowleaf1805

water-target1814

water willow1814

felwort1816

water shield1817

mermaid weed1822

mud plantain1822

hydrilla1824

blinks1835

crystalwort1846

naiad1846

waterwort1846

arrow weed1848

willow-thorn1857

lattice leaf1866

marsh flower1866

bonnet1869

lattice plant1877

sea-ash1884

alligator weed1887

water parsley1891

water hyacinth1897

lirio1926

neverwet1927

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 337 Sagittaria may be called in English the water Archer, or Arrow heade.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sagette,..the Ditch-weed called Arrow-head.

1671 J. Blagrave Astrol. Pract. Physick 98 Consumptions to cure: balsame,..aniseed, arrow-head, borrage.

1754 Mag. of Mag. Sept. 197/2 Plants with broad leaves spread on the surface of the stream, water plantane, arrowhead, water-tulips..and the like.

1793 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. II. 84 Sagittaria sagittifolia. Common Arrow-head.

1815 De W. Clinton Introd. Disc. Lit. & Philos. Soc. N.Y. 127 The bulb of arrowhead,..boiled, or roasted in hot ashes, was eat by our indians.

1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 70/2 The cat-tails and arrow-heads in the ‘ma'sh’ at Ponkwasset.

1933 ‘E. Cambridge’ Hostages to Fortune iv. 55 She learnt to love the quiet beauty of the still, olive water banded with silver..and the yellow Cherwell buttercups floating amongst the tangles of arrowhead.

1993 Harrowsmith May–June 60/1 Shorter, flowering plants with lush foliage, such as arrowhead (Sagittaria spp) and irises, are also good choices for the margin.

2011 B. A. Sorrie Field Guide Wildflowers Sandhills Region 276/2 Broadleaf Arrowhead (S. latifolia) has much broader leaves.

B. adj.

1. = cuneiform adj. 2a. Cf. arrow-headed adj. 2.

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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > other forms

arrow-headed1799

nail-headed1801

arrowhead1805

blind1820

crossed1834

ligulate1863

ligulated1864

ligated1866

pot-hooked1898

calculiform1900

1805 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1804 3 69/1 A specimen of basalt inscribed with arrow-head characters.

1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World i. 24 The arrow-head writing, afterwards used by the Assyrians.

1904 H. S. Williams Historians' Hist. World I. iii. v. 439 The reading of inscriptions in the arrow-head script is an extremely difficult task.

1999 S. Rédey & M. Webb tr. E. Bojtár Foreword to Past ii. ii. 80 Hittite arrowhead writing.

2. gen. Shaped like an arrowhead; arrow-headed.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > others

lachrymal1607

tauriform1721

diminished1726

tailed1767

acinose1796

aciniform1798

acinous1809

slab-sided1817

lip-like1836

mound-like1843

high-centred1847

square-toed1851

brush-shaped1880

mushroom1884

bolster-shaped1900

arrowhead1934

narrow-gutted1952

panhandled1960

1934 M. Thomas Dict. Embroidery Stitches 3 Arrowhead Stitch may be used as a filling or as a line stitch,..where the stitches are grouped in twos.

1962 Aeroplane & Commerc. Aviation News 29 Mar. 6/3 The idea was to have a sharply swept ‘arrow-head’ wing planform for supersonic speeds.

1991 N. de Lange tr. A. Oz To know Woman (1992) xix. 89 He is watching flocks of birds migrating southwards in arrowhead formation.

Compounds

C1. Objective.

arrowhead maker n.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts

arrowsmith1278

arrow-header?1518

bowstring-maker1530

arrowhead maker1545

plumier1887

1545 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 290 John Watson,..arowehedmaker.

1562–3 Act 5 Elizabeth I c. 4 §2 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 415 Arrowheadmakers Butchers Cookes or Myllers.

1647 L. Haward Charges Crown Revenue 26 Arrow-head-maker: Fee, 6.1.8.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. v. xiii. 217/2 Besides these two Trades belonging to Archers, there were also two more; namely Stringers and Arrow-Headmakers.

1894 Viscount Dillon in C. J. Longman et al. Archery (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) viii. 130 In 1528 John Laake was arrow-head-maker to the king.

1991 Jrnl. Policy Anal. & Managem. 10 318 It was felt gambling decreased military preparedness... Interestingly, support for this position came from bowyers and arrowhead makers.

arrowhead making n.

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1859 Kansas Herald of Freedom (Lawrence) 25 June (heading) Arrow-head making.

1919 W. H. Holmes Handbk. Aboriginal Amer. Antiq. (U.S. Bureau of Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 60) i. 295 The fragments or flakes employed in arrowhead making.

2013 Treasure Hunting Apr. 64/1 Arrowhead making reached a pinnacle of expertise in the Neolithic.

C2.

arrowhead-shaped adj. having the shape of an arrowhead; cf. sagittate adj.

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1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) I. ii. at Inula Leaves..embracing the stem with their arrowhead-shaped base.

1906 Harper's Monthly Mag. Jan. 204/1 Thirteen copper pendants, arrow-head shaped, and each bearing a repoussé eye.

1960 Times 25 Nov. 20/6 (advt.) A supersonic, arrowhead-shaped airliner.

2014 P. Munts & S. Mulvhill Northwest Garderner's Handbk. 80/2 Also known as angel wings, caladiums have beautifully marked, arrowhead-shaped leaves.

arrowhead vine n. a flowering plant native to Central and South America and widely cultivated as a house plant, Syngonium podophyllum (family Araceae), having variegated arrowhead-shaped leaves and a greenish-white spadix.

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1943 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 23 May 4/3 A Pennsylvania Dutch vinegar bottle..stands on the low table with an arrowhead vine growing in it.

1993–4 TLC for Plants Winter 21/2 Arrowhead vine Syngonium podophyllum. Size: up to six feet.

2009 J. A. Coscia Holistic Cat iv. 92 Arrowhead vine, Boston ivy,..peace lily, and red princess—these plants contain oxalic acid and can cause mouth-swelling, staggering, and collapse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	arrowhead
释义	arrowheadn.adj. Brit. /ˈarə(ʊ)hɛd/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌhɛd/ Forms: see arrow n. and head n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arrow n., head n.¹ Etymology: < arrow n. + head n.¹ A. n. 1. a. The head or pointed end of an arrow, typically made separately and fitted to the shaft. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > head of arrow headOE arrowhead1384 bolt-head1483 arrow point1655 1384–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 594 In 40 Shafe de Arowheuedes, 14s. a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 145 (MED) Manye men han born an arowe-heed in þe parties of her face bi longe tyme. 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 13 Arowhede, barbellum, catella. 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 19 Two maner of arrowe heades..was vsed in olde tyme. 1588 W. Clowes Prooued Pract. Young Chirurgians 92 A Darthead, Arrowhead, or bullet. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole iii. xx. 590 White Ellebor..which the Hunters vse as a poyson to dippe their arrow heads in. 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 86 The Men make Arrow-heads of this Wood. 1731 C. Gamberini Descr. Earl of Pembroke's Pictures 17 Cupid..is earnestly observing his Arrow Heads in a Fire, to sharpen them. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxi. 502 He..drew home Nerve and notch'd arrow-head. 1827 Brit. Critic Apr. 473 The old British long-bow..requiring a nervous arm to draw it to the arrow head with effect. 1892 W. M. Beauchamp Iroquois Trail 117 Copper and iron arrow-heads took the place of flint. 1920 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 349 The mesh-bag in which the Mexican hunters carried their arrow heads. 1984 S. King Thinner (1985) xx. 210 The Jivaro Indians soaked their wooden arrowheads in curare. 2005 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 14 Nauer pulled the arrowhead out of his abdomen and ran off. b. spec. The head of an arrow which is a prehistoric artefact, made of flint or another non-metallic material. Cf. elf-arrow n. at elf n.¹ Compounds 3, elf-shot n. 2, fairy arrow n. (a) at fairy n. and adj. Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > head of arrow > prehistoric arrow-head elf-arrow1590 arrowhead?1661 fairy dart1782 fairy stone1791 flint-head1796 projectile point1847 leaf arrowhead1878 fairy arrow1903 ?1661 R. Gordon in J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 (1867) I. iii. 137 (note) Hos vulgus patrio sermone elf arrow-heads vocant. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Elf Arrows Very small arrow-heads made out of a talky fissile stone are found in Virginia and Barbadoes. 1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 94 Elf-shots, i. e. the stone arrow heads of the old inhabitants of this island, are supposed to be weapons shot by Fairies at cattle. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. ii. 34 Several well-formed arrow-heads of flint. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha iv. 62 Made his arrow-heads of sandstone, Arrow-heads of chalcedony. 1907 Antiquary 43 89/2 The accompanying illustrations of some Suffolk types of Neolithic arrow-heads afford an idea of the beauty of these lasting records of prehistoric civilization. 1956 R. Carrington Guide Earth Hist. (1958) xxv. 243 (caption) Implements used by Upper Palaeolithic man, including flint arrow heads. 2013 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. (Nexis) 4 Aug. b8 You find an arrowhead, you wonder how it was made. 2. †a. A mark resembling an arrowhead, placed on items requisitioned for the use of the English royal household. Cf. broad arrowhead n. 2, broad arrow n. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun] > mark of ownership > specific arrowhead1386 broad arrowhead1475 broad arrow1554 rogue's yarn1769 1386 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 489 [Several barrels full of ale with a mark, called] arewehede [saying that those barrels were for the household of our Lord the King]. b. Something resembling an arrowhead in shape or appearance. Also: a representation or image of an arrowhead. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > others quathriganc1175 starc1384 yoke1415 sheafc1420 arrow1548 thunder-dart1569 memento mori1598 quadriga1600 Triton1601 anchor1621 chimera1634 forest-work1647 Bacchanaliaa1680 Bacchanal1753 subject1781 harp1785 mask1790 arrowhead1808 gorgoneion1842 Amazonomachia1845 Amazonomachy1893 mythograph1893 physicomorph1895 horns of consecration1901 double image1939 motion study1977 1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 148 Sides under the wings more dusky yellow, marked with long arrow-heads of black. 1877 U.S. Patent 196,539 1/1 The coupling-link, composed of a metal bar having an arrow-head..at each end. 1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys i. 20 The badge..of the first class scout consists of a brass arrow head with the motto on it ‘be prepared’. 1964 A. S. Byatt Shadow of Sun iv. 102 An arrowhead of tiny black birds came, direct, whirring beneath him and the sun. 2013 R. Harrington Understanding Adobe Photoshop 49 The cursor will change to a white arrowhead with a small double arrow. c. A mark or symbol shaped like an arrowhead, used on a map or diagram to represent a course, movement, or flow (as of a river, current, travelling group of people, etc.). Cf. arrow n. 3c. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > arrow on plan or diagram shaft1730 dart1784 arrowhead1832 society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > others Samian letter1616 A1651 Tetragrammaton1656 arrow1744 arrowhead1832 wind1847 scarlet letter1850 sun wheel1865 sacred axe1866 rising sun1868 crow's foot1871 Easter rabbit1881 hexagram1882 sun sign1882 Easter bunny1900 Staffordshire knot1908 sinsigna1914 tectiform1921 padma1954 smiley face1957 happy face1971 lexigram1973 emoticon1988 smiley1989 1832 P. M. Roget Treat. Electr., Galvanism, Magnetism, & Electro-magnetism iv. ix. 50/1 The arrow-heads at the end of the lines shew the direction of the current in the wire. 1870 I. Todhunter Mech. for Beginners 3 Sometimes an arrow head is used in a figure to indicate [the direction in] which the force tends. 1918 V. S. Bryant & T. H. Hughes Map Work vi. 100 The edge on which the arrow-head is marked will then represent the magnetic North and South line. 1947 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Jan. 1/8 White arrowheads show main Russian thrusts south of Leningrad. 2009 B. N. Kumar Basic Physics for All i. 1 The direction shown by the arrowhead shows the direction of the force. 3. An aquatic or marsh plant of the genus Sagittaria, having white flowers, arrowhead-shaped leaves, and edible tubers. Frequently with distinguishing word. S. latifolia is also called duck potato, wapato. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 337 Sagittaria may be called in English the water Archer, or Arrow heade. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sagette,..the Ditch-weed called Arrow-head. 1671 J. Blagrave Astrol. Pract. Physick 98 Consumptions to cure: balsame,..aniseed, arrow-head, borrage. 1754 Mag. of Mag. Sept. 197/2 Plants with broad leaves spread on the surface of the stream, water plantane, arrowhead, water-tulips..and the like. 1793 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. II. 84 Sagittaria sagittifolia. Common Arrow-head. 1815 De W. Clinton Introd. Disc. Lit. & Philos. Soc. N.Y. 127 The bulb of arrowhead,..boiled, or roasted in hot ashes, was eat by our indians. 1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 70/2 The cat-tails and arrow-heads in the ‘ma'sh’ at Ponkwasset. 1933 ‘E. Cambridge’ Hostages to Fortune iv. 55 She learnt to love the quiet beauty of the still, olive water banded with silver..and the yellow Cherwell buttercups floating amongst the tangles of arrowhead. 1993 Harrowsmith May–June 60/1 Shorter, flowering plants with lush foliage, such as arrowhead (Sagittaria spp) and irises, are also good choices for the margin. 2011 B. A. Sorrie Field Guide Wildflowers Sandhills Region 276/2 Broadleaf Arrowhead (S. latifolia) has much broader leaves. B. adj. 1. = cuneiform adj. 2a. Cf. arrow-headed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > other forms arrow-headed1799 nail-headed1801 arrowhead1805 blind1820 crossed1834 ligulate1863 ligulated1864 ligated1866 pot-hooked1898 calculiform1900 1805 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1804 3 69/1 A specimen of basalt inscribed with arrow-head characters. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World i. 24 The arrow-head writing, afterwards used by the Assyrians. 1904 H. S. Williams Historians' Hist. World I. iii. v. 439 The reading of inscriptions in the arrow-head script is an extremely difficult task. 1999 S. Rédey & M. Webb tr. E. Bojtár Foreword to Past ii. ii. 80 Hittite arrowhead writing. 2. gen. Shaped like an arrowhead; arrow-headed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > others lachrymal1607 tauriform1721 diminished1726 tailed1767 acinose1796 aciniform1798 acinous1809 slab-sided1817 lip-like1836 mound-like1843 high-centred1847 square-toed1851 brush-shaped1880 mushroom1884 bolster-shaped1900 arrowhead1934 narrow-gutted1952 panhandled1960 1934 M. Thomas Dict. Embroidery Stitches 3 Arrowhead Stitch may be used as a filling or as a line stitch,..where the stitches are grouped in twos. 1962 Aeroplane & Commerc. Aviation News 29 Mar. 6/3 The idea was to have a sharply swept ‘arrow-head’ wing planform for supersonic speeds. 1991 N. de Lange tr. A. Oz To know Woman (1992) xix. 89 He is watching flocks of birds migrating southwards in arrowhead formation. Compounds C1. Objective. arrowhead maker n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts arrowsmith1278 arrow-header?1518 bowstring-maker1530 arrowhead maker1545 plumier1887 1545 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 290 John Watson,..arowehedmaker. 1562–3 Act 5 Elizabeth I c. 4 §2 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 415 Arrowheadmakers Butchers Cookes or Myllers. 1647 L. Haward Charges Crown Revenue 26 Arrow-head-maker: Fee, 6.1.8. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. v. xiii. 217/2 Besides these two Trades belonging to Archers, there were also two more; namely Stringers and Arrow-Headmakers. 1894 Viscount Dillon in C. J. Longman et al. Archery (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) viii. 130 In 1528 John Laake was arrow-head-maker to the king. 1991 Jrnl. Policy Anal. & Managem. 10 318 It was felt gambling decreased military preparedness... Interestingly, support for this position came from bowyers and arrowhead makers. arrowhead making n. ΚΠ 1859 Kansas Herald of Freedom (Lawrence) 25 June (heading) Arrow-head making. 1919 W. H. Holmes Handbk. Aboriginal Amer. Antiq. (U.S. Bureau of Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 60) i. 295 The fragments or flakes employed in arrowhead making. 2013 Treasure Hunting Apr. 64/1 Arrowhead making reached a pinnacle of expertise in the Neolithic. C2. arrowhead-shaped adj. having the shape of an arrowhead; cf. sagittate adj. ΚΠ 1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) I. ii. at Inula Leaves..embracing the stem with their arrowhead-shaped base. 1906 Harper's Monthly Mag. Jan. 204/1 Thirteen copper pendants, arrow-head shaped, and each bearing a repoussé eye. 1960 Times 25 Nov. 20/6 (advt.) A supersonic, arrowhead-shaped airliner. 2014 P. Munts & S. Mulvhill Northwest Garderner's Handbk. 80/2 Also known as angel wings, caladiums have beautifully marked, arrowhead-shaped leaves. arrowhead vine n. a flowering plant native to Central and South America and widely cultivated as a house plant, Syngonium podophyllum (family Araceae), having variegated arrowhead-shaped leaves and a greenish-white spadix. ΚΠ 1943 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 23 May 4/3 A Pennsylvania Dutch vinegar bottle..stands on the low table with an arrowhead vine growing in it. 1993–4 TLC for Plants Winter 21/2 Arrowhead vine Syngonium podophyllum. Size: up to six feet. 2009 J. A. Coscia Holistic Cat iv. 92 Arrowhead vine, Boston ivy,..peace lily, and red princess—these plants contain oxalic acid and can cause mouth-swelling, staggering, and collapse. 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