baldheaded

baldheaded
baldheaded ald"head`ed, bald-headed ald"-head`ed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called {bald} and {bald-pated}; as, a bald-headed gentleman. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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  • baldheaded — /bɔldˈhɛdəd/ (say bawld heduhd) adjective 1. having a bald head. –phrase 2. go at something baldheaded, Colloquial to act suddenly with great (and often rash) energy. {Phrase Origin: US slang, ? from rushing out in such haste that one is hatless} …  

  • baldheaded brant — baldheaded brant, = blue goose. (Cf. ↑blue goose) …   Useful english dictionary

  • baldheaded — /bawld hed id/, adj. 1. having a bald head. 2. Naut. (of a schooner rig) having no topmasts. [1570 80; BALD + HEADED] * * * …   Universalium

  • baldheaded — adj. having a bald head; hairless head …   English contemporary dictionary

  • baldheaded — bald•head•ed [[t]ˈbɔldˌhɛd ɪd[/t]] adj. having a bald head • Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • baldheaded — /bawld hed id/, adj. 1. having a bald head. 2. Naut. (of a schooner rig) having no topmasts. [1570 80; BALD + HEADED] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bald — baldheaded ald head ed, bald headed ald head ed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; alsp called {bald} and {bald pated}; as, a bald headed gentleman. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bald-headed — baldheaded ald head ed, bald headed ald head ed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; alsp called {bald} and {bald pated}; as, a bald headed gentleman. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bald-pated — baldheaded ald head ed, bald headed ald head ed, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; alsp called {bald} and {bald pated}; as, a bald headed gentleman. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plēi-, plǝi-, plī- —     plēi , plǝi , plī     English meaning: naked, bare, bald     Deutsche Übersetzung: “kahl, bloß”     Material: Nor. dial. flein “naked, bald, bleak, naked”, Subst. “kahler Fleck”, fleina “entblößt, baldheaded become” and “die Zähne show,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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