Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Headboard

Head″board′ (–bōrd′), n. A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave.

1028

Headborough

{ Head″bor‐oughHead″bor‐row } (hĕd″bŭr‐ō̍), n. 1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; — called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughho...

1029

Headdress

Head″dress′ (–drĕs′), n. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb,...

1030

Headed

Head″ed, a. 1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); — used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.2. ...

1031

Header

Head″er, (–ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.2. One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader.3. (Arch....

1032

Headfirst

{ Head′first″ (hĕd″fẽrst′), Head′fore″most′ (–fōr″mōst′), } adv. With the head foremost.

1033

Headfish

Head″fish′ (hĕd″fĭsh′), n.(Zoöl.) The sunfish (Mola).

1034

Headily

Head″i‐ly (–ĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.

1035

Headiness

Head″i‐ness, n. The quality of being heady.

1036

Heading

Head″ing, n. 1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.3. Material for the he...

1037

Headland

Head″land (hĕd″lănd), n. 1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. “Sow the headland with wheat.” Shak.2. A ridge or strip of u...

1038

Headless

Head″less, a. [AS. heáfodleás.] 1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Sir W. Raleigh.3. Destitute of understandin...

1039

Headlight

Head″light′ (hĕd″līt′), n.(Engin.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going t...

1040

Headline

Head″line′ (–līn′), n. 1. (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.2. (Naut.) See Headrope.

1041

Headlong

Head″long′ (–lŏng′; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. Acts i. 18.2. Rashly; precipitat...

1042

Headlong (2)

Head″long, a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.2. Steep; precipitous.Like a tower upon a headlong rock. Byron.

1043

Headman

Head″man′ (hĕd″măn′), n.; pl.Headmen (–mĕn′). [AS. heáfodman.] A head or leading man, especially of a village community.

1044

Headmold shot

{ Head″mold′ shot″Head″mould′ shot″ } (–mōld′ shŏt′). (Med.) An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. Du...

1045

Headmost

Head″most′ (–mōst′), a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.

1046

Headnote

Head″note′ (–nōt′), n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.

1047

Headpan

Head″pan′ (–păn′), n. [AS. heáfodpanne.] The brainpan.

1048

Headpiece

Head″piece′ (–pēs′), n. 1. Head.In his headpiece he felt a sore pain. Spenser.2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle...

1049

Headquarters

Head″quar′ters (–kwa̤r′tẽrz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the hea...

1050

Headrace

Head″race′ (–rās′), n. See Race, a water course.

1051

Headroom

Head″room′ (–ro͞om′), n.(Arch.) See Headway, 2.

1052

Headrope

Head″rope′ (–rōp′), n.(Naut.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.

1053

Headsail

Head″sail′ (–sāl′), n.(Naut.) Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten.