ROUNDHEADED


Meaning of ROUNDHEADED in English

— roundheadedness , n.

/rownd"hed"id/ , adj.

1. (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.

2. rounded or spherical at the head, as a screw.

3. shaped like a semicircle at the top, as a window.

4. ( usually cap. ) of or pertaining to the Roundheads.

5. ( usually cap. ) puritanical (def. 2).

[ 1635-45; ROUND 1 + HEADED ]

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