roundheaded
shaped like a semicircle at the top, as a window.
(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to the Roundheads, members of the Parliamentarian party in England during the civil wars of the 17th century.
(usually initial capital letter) puritanical (def. 2).
Origin of roundheaded
1Other words from roundheaded
- round·head·ed·ness, noun
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How to use roundheaded in a sentence
Vichy Volonsky, a short, roundheaded man, had held up the rest of the issue while he studied the content through his nose-glasses.
Satan and the Comrades | Ralph BennittI have some trouble with tent-caterpillars, roundheaded borers, fall web-worm, and curculio.
The Apple | VariousIt was easy to see that there were a few roundheaded troopers amongst them, the true spawn of the old Covenant.
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottThis is roundheaded and very narrow, but has good jamb-shafts and arch-mouldings.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund Street
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