dropheadn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɒphɛd/, U.S.

/ˈdrɑpˌhɛd/

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

Etymology: < drop v. + head n.¹With sense 3a compare head n.¹ 32b. With sense 3b compare earlier dropped head n. at dropped adj. 1c.

†1. The top end of a structure or machine for lowering coal or other goods on to a ship or boat. Cf. quot. 1858 at drop n. 18c. Obsolete.

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1861 Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 3/2 A dozen laden coal waggons..ran down the steep incline towards the South Dock. Before they reached the drop their speed was very great, and five of them dashed over No. 3 drop head, upon the deck of the barque Malakoff.

1882 Northern Echo 14 Apr. 3/6 The cradle, being at the time midway between the drophead and the ship, where the men in charge immediately stopped it, the laden waggons, twenty-five or twenty-six in number, rapidly passed in unchecked over the drop into the river below.

2. Originally U.S. A sewing machine, typewriter, etc., that can be lowered into a casing or a desk to form a piece of furniture. Also: a desk or casing incorporating a sewing machine, etc., in this way.

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1893 Adams County (Iowa) Free Press 22 June (advt.) New Home sewing machine... Drophead, a beauty.

1898 Denver Evening Post 30 July 7/4 Sewing machines. ‘Denver’ drophead, $27.75; rent, $2; repair, $1.

1921 Sci. Amer. 5 Feb. 116/2 The invention has for its object to provide a safety desk having a drop head which can be instantly dropped into a strong box which is automatically closed and locked.

1999 Winterthur Portfolio 34 41/2 The new dropheads with the older, less expensive box cover styles, which were discontinued in the early twentieth century.

a. Journalism. In a newspaper: a headline set below a banner and relating to the same story.

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1930 K. E. Olson Typogr. & Mech. of Newspaper viii. 227 Straight cutoff rules separate each line from the type matter in the columns below it, except in the column into which its story drops, where either a 3-em or a 6-em dash is used between the line and its drop head.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §522/23 Drophead, hanger, the headline beneath a ‘streamer’ relating to the same story.

1986 Los Angeles Times 18 Apr. v. 16/4 Vera's story ideas come from folk legend, conversations overheard on the subway, graffiti, drop heads in the Metro section.

2020 S. M. Hulse Eden Mine (e-book ed.) The headline: ‘Prospect Woman Killed’, and the drophead below: ‘Two Children Wounded by Gunfire’.

b. Typography. A title or other piece of text at the beginning of a chapter, part, etc., placed lower down the page than the first line on ordinary pages; a dropped head (see dropped head n. at dropped adj. 1c). Chiefly as a modifier, in drophead title.

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1956 Brit. Mus. Q. 20 58 In November 1855 the Museum purchased a Karen dictionary, consisting of a drop-head title and pp. 9-324 of text, but having no beginning and no end.

1971 F. K. Baskette & J. Z. Sissors Art of Editing viii. 131 Later, by indenting lines under the first line they achieved the stepped head, sometimes known as the drop head.

2014 Folk Music Jrnl. 10 485 A different copy of the ballad is printed as a four-page white-letter chapbook, with drop-head title William and Margaret, An Old Ballad.

4. A car roof that can be folded away, either manually or automatically, to give the vehicle an open top. Also: a vehicle with a such a roof, a convertible (see convertible n. 2).

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1934 Times 16 Oct. 7/3 This all-weather car has a patented drop-head which can be folded back by one person without leaving the car.

1959 J. Drummond Black Unicorn xxi. 146 The Jaguar was a long cream drop-head.

1967 Times 13 Sept. 13/4 The market for the Rolls and Bentley convertibles is clearly mainly overseas, competing against Detroit's luxury dropheads.

2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Jan. 4 Rolls-Royce is set to introduce a convertible version of its V12-powered Wraith coupe. The new Drophead is likely to go on show in the first half of the year.

Compounds

C1. As a modifier. Designating a sewing machine, typewriter, etc., that can be lowered or shut into a casing or desk so as to form a piece of furniture, or the casing or desk into which it is lowered.

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1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 264 Our improved high arm in the new drop head case.

1903 Sears Catal. (ed. 113) 420 We recommend the drop head cabinet for the reason that it serves as a protection for the head, and when closed you have in it a handsome stand or table.

1936 J. G. Cozzens Men & Brethren ii. 191 Bill Jennings sat at the battered drophead desk.

1946 Gen. Safety Man. (U.S. War Dept.) 34 Close drophead typewriter desks by using handle.

2008 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 19 Apr. h5 The standard cabinet featured five drawers and a drop head sewing machine with ball bearing stand.

C2. As a modifier, designating a car with a roof that can be folded away, either manually or automatically, as in drophead coupé, drophead saloon, etc.

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1921 Gentlewoman 5 Nov. 649/1 The 12 h.p., which is one of the most famous cars in the world, is shown with various bodywork, including a fixed top coupé, drop-head coupé, and four-seater saloon.

1950 Nottingham Evening Post 27 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) 1934 Austin 10 Drophead Saloon.

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 5 Nov. 18 Other popular cars among these beauties are the..1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK drophead coupe, 1930 Franklin Pursuit, and a 1910 Rolls-Royce Roadster, among numerous others.

2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 12 July 36 BMW's Z3 two-seater will be replaced next year by a curvy new drophead roadster designated the Z4.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	drophead
释义	dropheadn. Brit. /ˈdrɒphɛd/, U.S. /ˈdrɑpˌhɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drop v., head n.¹ Etymology: < drop v. + head n.¹With sense 3a compare head n.¹ 32b. With sense 3b compare earlier dropped head n. at dropped adj. 1c. †1. The top end of a structure or machine for lowering coal or other goods on to a ship or boat. Cf. quot. 1858 at drop n. 18c. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1861 Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 3/2 A dozen laden coal waggons..ran down the steep incline towards the South Dock. Before they reached the drop their speed was very great, and five of them dashed over No. 3 drop head, upon the deck of the barque Malakoff. 1882 Northern Echo 14 Apr. 3/6 The cradle, being at the time midway between the drophead and the ship, where the men in charge immediately stopped it, the laden waggons, twenty-five or twenty-six in number, rapidly passed in unchecked over the drop into the river below. 2. Originally U.S. A sewing machine, typewriter, etc., that can be lowered into a casing or a desk to form a piece of furniture. Also: a desk or casing incorporating a sewing machine, etc., in this way. ΚΠ 1893 Adams County (Iowa) Free Press 22 June (advt.) New Home sewing machine... Drophead, a beauty. 1898 Denver Evening Post 30 July 7/4 Sewing machines. ‘Denver’ drophead, $27.75; rent, $2; repair, $1. 1921 Sci. Amer. 5 Feb. 116/2 The invention has for its object to provide a safety desk having a drop head which can be instantly dropped into a strong box which is automatically closed and locked. 1999 Winterthur Portfolio 34 41/2 The new dropheads with the older, less expensive box cover styles, which were discontinued in the early twentieth century. 3. a. Journalism. In a newspaper: a headline set below a banner and relating to the same story. ΚΠ 1930 K. E. Olson Typogr. & Mech. of Newspaper viii. 227 Straight cutoff rules separate each line from the type matter in the columns below it, except in the column into which its story drops, where either a 3-em or a 6-em dash is used between the line and its drop head. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §522/23 Drophead, hanger, the headline beneath a ‘streamer’ relating to the same story. 1986 Los Angeles Times 18 Apr. v. 16/4 Vera's story ideas come from folk legend, conversations overheard on the subway, graffiti, drop heads in the Metro section. 2020 S. M. Hulse Eden Mine (e-book ed.) The headline: ‘Prospect Woman Killed’, and the drophead below: ‘Two Children Wounded by Gunfire’. b. Typography. A title or other piece of text at the beginning of a chapter, part, etc., placed lower down the page than the first line on ordinary pages; a dropped head (see dropped head n. at dropped adj. 1c). Chiefly as a modifier, in drophead title. ΚΠ 1956 Brit. Mus. Q. 20 58 In November 1855 the Museum purchased a Karen dictionary, consisting of a drop-head title and pp. 9-324 of text, but having no beginning and no end. 1971 F. K. Baskette & J. Z. Sissors Art of Editing viii. 131 Later, by indenting lines under the first line they achieved the stepped head, sometimes known as the drop head. 2014 Folk Music Jrnl. 10 485 A different copy of the ballad is printed as a four-page white-letter chapbook, with drop-head title William and Margaret, An Old Ballad. 4. A car roof that can be folded away, either manually or automatically, to give the vehicle an open top. Also: a vehicle with a such a roof, a convertible (see convertible n. 2). ΚΠ 1934 Times 16 Oct. 7/3 This all-weather car has a patented drop-head which can be folded back by one person without leaving the car. 1959 J. Drummond Black Unicorn xxi. 146 The Jaguar was a long cream drop-head. 1967 Times 13 Sept. 13/4 The market for the Rolls and Bentley convertibles is clearly mainly overseas, competing against Detroit's luxury dropheads. 2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Jan. 4 Rolls-Royce is set to introduce a convertible version of its V12-powered Wraith coupe. The new Drophead is likely to go on show in the first half of the year. Compounds C1. As a modifier. Designating a sewing machine, typewriter, etc., that can be lowered or shut into a casing or desk so as to form a piece of furniture, or the casing or desk into which it is lowered. ΚΠ 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 264 Our improved high arm in the new drop head case. 1903 Sears Catal. (ed. 113) 420 We recommend the drop head cabinet for the reason that it serves as a protection for the head, and when closed you have in it a handsome stand or table. 1936 J. G. Cozzens Men & Brethren ii. 191 Bill Jennings sat at the battered drophead desk. 1946 Gen. Safety Man. (U.S. War Dept.) 34 Close drophead typewriter desks by using handle. 2008 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 19 Apr. h5 The standard cabinet featured five drawers and a drop head sewing machine with ball bearing stand. C2. As a modifier, designating a car with a roof that can be folded away, either manually or automatically, as in drophead coupé, drophead saloon, etc. ΚΠ 1921 Gentlewoman 5 Nov. 649/1 The 12 h.p., which is one of the most famous cars in the world, is shown with various bodywork, including a fixed top coupé, drop-head coupé, and four-seater saloon. 1950 Nottingham Evening Post 27 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) 1934 Austin 10 Drophead Saloon. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 5 Nov. 18 Other popular cars among these beauties are the..1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK drophead coupe, 1930 Franklin Pursuit, and a 1910 Rolls-Royce Roadster, among numerous others. 2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 12 July 36 BMW's Z3 two-seater will be replaced next year by a curvy new drophead roadster designated the Z4. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1861
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