shorthead

[ shawrt-hed ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌhɛd /

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noun

a brachycephalic person.

a head with a cephalic index of 81 or over.

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Origin of shorthead

First recorded in 1890–95; short + head

OTHER WORDS FROM shorthead

shortheaded, adjective

How to use shorthead in a sentence

It was a race for the points, and the man aboard the inspection car won by a short head.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton
The bride was ten minutes late, and we beat her by a short head.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
In a few minutes, however, he proceeded to take the Shasta out, and drove her hard all that night into a short head-sea.
Thrice Armed|Harold Bindloss
It stopped on seeing us approach, and turned its round short head, with deeply sunk eyes and a large nose, to look at us.
On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston

Rupture of the biceps of the arm may involve the long or the short head, or the belly of the muscle.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for shorthead

short head

noun

horse racing a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head

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