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low-headed, a. [low a. 21.] a. Of trees: having a low crown of foliage.
1861Trans. Illinois Agric. Soc. IV. 328 Plant dwarf, or dwarfed, low-headed cherries, only. 1869Rep. Comm. Agric. 1868 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 201 The silk tree (Albizzia julibrissin) is a low-headed, spreading tree, possessed of the most graceful foliage. b. transf. Favouring low-headed trees.
1865Trans. Illinois Agric. Soc. V. 205 We have never..been identified with the ultra low headed orchardists. c. Of animals: carrying their heads low.
1932W. Faulkner Light in August xiv. 311 The low-headed and eager dogs..began to bay. |