nailhead

[ neyl-hed ]

/ ˈneɪlˌhɛd /

noun

the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.

an ornament that suggests or resembles the enlarged top of a nail.

Origin of nailhead

First recorded in 1675–85; nail + head

OTHER WORDS FROM nailhead

nail-headed, adjective

Words nearby nailhead

nail enamel, nailer, nailer joist, nail file, nail fold, nailhead, nailing strip, nail in one's coffin, nail-patella syndrome, nail pit, nail polish

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Example sentences from the Web for nailhead

It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nailhead at fifty yards—one hundred and fifty feet.
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
All the string-courses, it will be noticed, are enriched with the nailhead moulding.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.
The Tomato|Paul Work

British Dictionary definitions for nailhead

nailhead

/ (ˈneɪlˌhɛd) /

noun

a decorative device, as on tooled leather, resembling the round head of a nail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	nailhead
释义	nailhead [ neyl-hed ] / ˈneɪlˌhɛd / noun the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded. an ornament that suggests or resembles the enlarged top of a nail. Origin of nailhead First recorded in 1675–85; nail + head OTHER WORDS FROM nailhead nail-headed, adjective Words nearby nailhead nail enamel, nailer, nailer joist, nail file, nail fold, nailhead, nailing strip, nail in one's coffin, nail-patella syndrome, nail pit, nail polish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nailhead It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nailhead at fifty yards—one hundred and fifty feet. Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon\|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett All the string-courses, it will be noticed, are enriched with the nailhead moulding. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon\|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot. The Tomato\|Paul Work British Dictionary definitions for nailhead nailhead / (ˈneɪlˌhɛd) / noun a decorative device, as on tooled leather, resembling the round head of a nail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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