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billethead

American

[bil-it-hed] / ˈbɪl ɪtˌhɛd /

noun

Nautical.

a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.

First recorded in 1830–40; billet ² + head

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