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Idioms about head

Origin of head

First recorded before 900; Middle English he(v)ed, Old English hēafod; cognate with Old High German houbit, Gothic haubith; akin to Old English hafud- (in hafudland “headland”), Old Norse hǫfuth, Latin caput (see capital1)

OTHER WORDS FROM head

head·like, adjectivemul·ti·head, noun

Other definitions for head (2 of 3)

Head
[ hed ]
/ hɛd /

noun
Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.

Other definitions for head (3 of 3)

-head

a native English suffix meaning “state of being” (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in -hood.

Origin of -head

Middle English -hede,Old English *-hǣdu, feminine of -hād-hood
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British Dictionary definitions for head (1 of 3)

head
/ (hɛd) /

noun
verb
See also head for, head off, heads

Derived forms of head

headlike, adjective

Word Origin for head

Old English hēafod; related to Old Norse haufuth, Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōbid, Old High German houbit

British Dictionary definitions for head (2 of 3)

Head
/ (hɛd) /

noun
Edith. 1907–81, US dress designer: won many Oscars for her Hollywood film costume designs

British Dictionary definitions for head (3 of 3)

-head

combining form
indicating a person having a preoccupation as specifiedbreadhead
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