nailhead

[ neyl-hed ]

noun

the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
an ornament that suggests or resembles the enlarged top of a nail.

Origin of nailhead

First recorded in 1675–85; nail + head

Other words from nailhead

nail-headed, adjective

Words Nearby nailhead

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How to use nailhead in a sentence

This club room style chair has decorative nailhead trim and is offered in muted grey and green colors.
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In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding.
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All the string-courses, it will be noticed, are enriched with the nailhead moulding.
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Just at the point of junction in the nailhead was a small convent garden, all scarlet, pink, white and dazzling emerald green.
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It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nailhead at fifty yards—one hundred and fifty feet.
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Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.
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British Dictionary definitions for nailhead

nailhead

/ (ˈneɪlˌhɛd) /

noun

a decorative device, as on tooled leather, resembling the round head of a nail

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