open-headedadj.
/ˌəʊp(ə)nˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)nˈhɛdəd/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > head
open-head?c1225
open-hairc1380
open-headedc1395
discovereda1463
uncovered1570
balda1616
decovered1658
in one's hair1859
c1395 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale 645 Open-heueded [v.r. open heedid] he hir say Lokyng out at his dore.
a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 346 Y bidde hem be boun..To morow or vndren of þe day open-heded alle, Vp her ȝates to ȝelde.
c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 76 (MED) Þe bisshoppes, Abbotes..and Ladies, openheuedede [v.r. hopynheddede], comen bifore Kyng Arthure.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. lxxvi. 61 Ladyes open heded come byfore kyng Arthur and cryed hym mercy.
2. Of a cask, barrel, etc.: completely open at one end.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > barrel or cask > [adjective] > types of
shaken1557
unhoopable1672
open-headed1736
scuttled1743
uncoopered1757
shook1768
unhooped1860
staveless1892
1736 N. Bailey Dict. Domesticum 232 Having an open headed cask with a tap, and tap-owze.
1851 De Bow's Rev. Sept. 304 When the box is thus filled it is carried to an open-headed barrel near to hand, and emptied, and so continued until the barrel is full.
1923 N.E.D. Water-butt, a large open-headed cask set up on end to receive the rain-water from a roof.
1951 E. C. Kirkland Hist. Amer. Econ. Life v. 192 The cylinder was open-headed.
1998 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 31 May (Accent section) e6 Triple-rinsed glass containers can be broken or crushed into a large container such as an open headed drum with cover and recycled at a glass melting plant.
3. Of a plant, tree crown, inflorescence, etc.: having loose growth without a compact core or heart.
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the world > plants > part of plant > head or heart > [adjective] > having a head or top > of particular type
spring-headed1590
long-headed1600
round-headed1600
woolly-headed1650
smooth-headed1752
open-headed1887
1887 N.E.D. Borecole, a loose or open-headed variety of the cabbage, cultivated under the name of Kale.
1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 38 29 The branches are somewhat tortuous and irregular in their manner of growth, producing an open-headed, straggling bush.
1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 50/2 The longleaf pine, an open-headed kind that reaches 120 feet in height.
1975 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 16 165 (caption) The kind of inflorescence found..seems to be determined by environmental conditions. Open-headed kinds are found in moist regions.
1995 A. E. Bender & D. A. Bender Dict. Food & Nutrition 204 In England it [sc. kale] means specifically open-headed varieties of cabbage with curly leaves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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