poppyhead

[ pop-ee-hed ]

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

Origin of poppyhead

1
First recorded in 1575–85; poppy + head

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British Dictionary definitions for poppyhead

poppyhead

/ (ˈpɒpɪˌhɛd) /


noun
  1. the hard dry seed-containing capsule of a poppy: See also capsule (def. 3a)

  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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