baldheaded

[ bawld-hed-id ]

/ ˈbɔldˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

having a bald head.

Nautical. (of a schooner rig) having no topmasts.

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Origin of baldheaded

First recorded in 1570–80; bald + head + -ed³

Words nearby baldheaded

Balder, balderdash, bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldhead, baldheaded, baldies, balding, baldmoney, baldness, baldpate

How to use baldheaded in a sentence

Mr. Woods was a baldheaded man of at least 60 years who taught us map reading and aircraft identification.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
Gentlemen are sitting baldheaded in elegant dressing-gowns, while their wigs are being taken out of roulettes.
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
The second god is the baldheaded old deity, whom Schellhas designates as N.
Commentary on the Maya Manuscript in the Royal Public Library of Dresden|Ernst Frsteman
Better go for it baldheaded, calling things by their right names, taking your gruel, and standing by to receive the lash.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

I was surprised to see many baldheaded men, some not over thirty years old.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz

British Dictionary definitions for baldheaded

baldheaded

/ (ˌbɔːldˈhɛdɪd) /

adjective

having a bald head

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Origin of baldheaded

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