baldpate

[ bawld-peyt ]

noun

1. baldhead ( def 1 ).
2. the American widgeon, Anas americana, having a gray head with a white crown.

baldpate

/ ˈbɔːldˌpeɪt /

noun

1. a person with a bald head
2. See wigeon
   the American wigeon See wigeon

Other Words From

• baldpated adjective
• baldpated·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of baldpate¹

First recorded in 1570–80; bald + pate

Example Sentences

From that day the boys nicknamed him Baldpate, though they took very good care that he never heard them call him that.

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With every groan Baldpate Inn uttered in the wind he started up, keen for a new adventure.

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Three lone men, knowing nothing of one another, we have sought the solitude of Baldpate Inn at almost the same moment.

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Another fable was being spun from whole cloth beneath the roof of Baldpate Inn.

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I live on Baldpate in a shack to escape the sex, and it wouldn't be consistent for me to stay here now.

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