nail-head

nail-head
Nail-headed Nail"-head`ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster]

{Nail-headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}.

{Nail-headed molding} (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also {nail-head molding}, or {nail-head}. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See {Dogtooth}. [1913 Webster]


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  • nail-head — nailˈ head noun 1. The head of a nail 2. An ornament shaped like one adjective /nālˈhedˈ/ 1. (also nailˈ headˈed) having a head suggesting that of a nail 2. Having nail head ornaments • • • Main Entry: ↑nail …   Useful english dictionary

  • nail|head — «NAYL HEHD», noun. 1. the head or enlarged end of a nail. 2. an ornament (usually one of a number) resembling the head of a nail driven in …   Useful english dictionary

  • nail-head molding — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nail-head-spar — nailˈ head sparˈ noun Calcite crystallized in a scalenohedron terminated by a rhombohedron • • • Main Entry: ↑nail …   Useful english dictionary

  • nail-head bond — rutulinės termokompresijos būdu padaryta jungtis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. ball bond; nail head bond vok. Nagelkopfbondstelle, f; Nailheadbondstelle, f rus. соединение, полученное методом шариковой термокомпрессии, n… …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • nail-head bonding — rutulinis termokompresinis suvirinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. ball bonding; nail head bonding; thermocompression ball bonding vok. Nagelkopfbondverfahren, n; Nailheadbonding, n; Thermokompressionskugelbonden, n rus …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • nail-head — large top end of a nail (usually flattened) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Nail-Head — ♦ 12th century ornament like a small pyramid. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 413) …   Medieval glossary

  • Nail-headed — Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an ornament… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nail-headed characters — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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