FIGUREHEAD


Meaning of FIGUREHEAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-g(y)ər-ˌhed ]

noun

Date: 1765

1. : the figure on a ship's bow

2. : a head or chief in name only

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.