blackhead

[ blak-hed ]

/ ˈblækˌhɛd /

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noun

a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.

any of several birds having a head that is black, as the greater scaup, Aythya marila.

Also called enterohepatitis. Veterinary Pathology. a malignant, infectious disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridas, attacking especially the intestines and liver, and often characterized by a darkening of the skin on the head.

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Origin of blackhead

First recorded in 1650–60; black + head

Words nearby blackhead

Black Hand, black hat, black haw, Black Hawk, Black Hawk War, blackhead, black-headed gull, blackheart, black-hearted, black heat, Blackheath

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How to use blackhead in a sentence

It is curious to note that the German variety is called the Schwartzkopf, the meaning of which is "blackhead."
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
The presence of a disease called blackhead has done vast injury to the turkey industry in the northeastern section of the country.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
I certainly would advise any farm wife, in sections where blackhead does not prevail, to try her hand at turkey raising.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
The summons was promptly obeyed, and the accused prelate was brought face to face with Blackhead before the Council.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

He selected a wretch named Blackhead, who had formerly been convicted of perjury and sentenced to have his ears clipped.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for blackhead

blackhead

/ (ˈblækˌhɛd) /

noun

a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous glandTechnical name: comedo

an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridisTechnical name: infectious enterohepatitis

any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head

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blackhead

[ blăk′hĕd′ ]

A plug of keratin and sebum within a hair follicle that is blackened at the surface.open comedo

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