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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nail-headed  \Nail"-head`ed\,  a. 
  Having  a  head  like  that  of  a  nail;  formed  so  as  to  resemble 
  the  head  of  a  nail. 
 
  {Nail-headed  characters},  arrowheaded  or  cuneiform 
  characters.  See  under  {Arrowheaded}. 
 
  {Nail-headed  molding}  (Arch.),  an  ornament  consisting  of  a 
  series  of  low  four-sided  pyramids  resembling  the  heads  of 
  large  nails;  --  called  also  {nail-head  molding},  or 
  {nail-head}.  It  is  the  same  as  the  simplest  form  of 
  dogtooth.  See  {Dogtooth}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nailhead 
  n  1:  something  resembling  the  head  of  a  nail  that  is  used  an  an 
  ornamental  device 
  2:  flattened  boss  on  the  end  of  nail  opposite  to  the  point 




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