great-headn.²

Brit.

/ˈɡreɪthɛd/, U.S.

/ˈɡreɪtˌhɛd/

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

Etymology: < great adj. + head n.¹, with allusion to the bird's richly coloured, crested head.

U.S. regional (now rare).

The goldeneye (duck), Bucephala clangula.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Bucephala > bucephala clangula (golden-eye)

cur1621

goldeneye1622

shelden1674

whistling duck1699

four-eyes1755

garrot1829

jingler1829

great-head1843

musselcracker1845

whistle-wing1872

ironhead1888

whiffler1888

1843 B. F. Thompson Hist. Long Island (ed. 2) II. 267 Ducks... Great head, Golden eye.

1844 J. P. Giraud Birds Long Island 334 Fuligula clangula—Linn. Golden-eye... By some it is called ‘Great Head’, from its beautiful, rich, and thickly-crested head.

1888 G. Trumbull Game Birds xxiii. 79 Glaucionetta clangula americana. American Golden-eye..At Seaford (Hempstead), L.I., Great-head.

1968 T. S. Roberts Bird Portraits Index 96/2 Great-head (American Golden-eye).

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

单词	great-head
释义	great-headn.² Brit. /ˈɡreɪthɛd/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪtˌhɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: great adj., head n.¹ Etymology: < great adj. + head n.¹, with allusion to the bird's richly coloured, crested head. U.S. regional (now rare). The goldeneye (duck), Bucephala clangula. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Bucephala > bucephala clangula (golden-eye) cur1621 goldeneye1622 shelden1674 whistling duck1699 four-eyes1755 garrot1829 jingler1829 great-head1843 musselcracker1845 whistle-wing1872 ironhead1888 whiffler1888 1843 B. F. Thompson Hist. Long Island (ed. 2) II. 267 Ducks... Great head, Golden eye. 1844 J. P. Giraud Birds Long Island 334 Fuligula clangula—Linn. Golden-eye... By some it is called ‘Great Head’, from its beautiful, rich, and thickly-crested head. 1888 G. Trumbull Game Birds xxiii. 79 Glaucionetta clangula americana. American Golden-eye..At Seaford (Hempstead), L.I., Great-head. 1968 T. S. Roberts Bird Portraits Index 96/2 Great-head (American Golden-eye). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1843
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