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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fig-yer-hed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪg yərˌhɛd

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Définition of figurehead

Origin :
  • 1765, from figure (n.) + head (n.). Originally the ornament on the bow of a ship; sense of "leader without real authority" is first attested 1883.
  • noun person who is leader in name only
Example sentences :
  • A carver in the neighborhood engaged to make the figurehead.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Got a figurehead for the porch too, and I'll have an anchor for the gate before I'm done.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • This gives an air of unreality, a figurehead and type character.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • Is she merely a figurehead to take orders from the visiting physician?
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • Some of them had white bands encircling the throat of this figurehead.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Goldseekers » by Hamlin Garland
  • I shall provide the figurehead for the San Cristobal myself.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Sea » by Bram Stoker
  • Oh, I cannot; it's not every man who could buy the ship, and it's her figurehead I want.
  • Extract from : « Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire » by John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
  • It was the carved Valkyrie maiden that had been the Spray's figurehead.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of the White Sturgeon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • Doth she not carry a blue pennant, and hath she not a gilt siren for figurehead?
  • Extract from : « By order of the company » by Mary Johnston
  • We placed at the foot of the captains grave the figurehead of his vessel.
  • Extract from : « Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall » by Robert S. Hawker

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