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poppyhead

American  
[pop-ee-hed] / ˈpɒp iˌhɛd /

noun

Architecture.

  1. a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.

poppyhead British  
/ ˈpɒpɪˌhɛd /

noun

  1. the hard dry seed-containing capsule of a poppy See also capsule

  2. a carved ornament, esp one used on the top of the end of a pew or bench in Gothic church architecture

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Etymology

Origin of poppyhead

First recorded in 1575–85; poppy + head

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