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hed, n. That part of any animal body contain- ing the perceptive organs of sense, and foremost or uppermost in the creature's locomotion; the uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity; place where the head should go; chief; leader; place of honor, or of command; an individual; seat of the intellect; brain; understanding; the source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; hence, the altitude of the source, and also the quantity in reserve, and the pre ure resulting from either; that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet; a separate part of a discourse; culminating point or crisis; strength; force; height; a rounded ma of foam on beer, etc.; ahead-dre ; power armed force an ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal; the eatable part of a cabbage, etc. —v. To be at the head of; to lead, direct; to form a head to, or furnish with a head; to get in front of, so as to hinder or stop; to check or restrain, —v. To originate; to go or tend; to form ahead. [AS. heafod; L.capvt, Gr. kephale, the head, Skr. kapala, the skull, E. chief] —Head or tail. This side or that side; this thing or that, — a phrase used in throwing a coin to decide a choice, question, or stake, head being the side of the coin bearing the effigy or principal figure, and tail the other side.— To come to a h. To mature; to suppurate. —To his h. Before his face. — To make h., or to make h. against. To resist with succe ; to advance.— To h. down. To trim or cut off the branches or tops of trees. — To h. To intercept.— Head'er, n. One who heads nails, pins, etc., or leads a partv or mob. {Arch.) A brick or stone laid with shorter face or head in the surface of the wall. A plunge into water, with the head foremost. — Head'ing, n. Act of providing with a head; what stands at the head; title; material for the heads of casks. {Mining.) A gallery, drift, or adit in amine. {Sewing.) The extension of a line of ruffling above the line of stitch. {Masonry.) End of a stone presented outward. — Head'y, a. Willful; rash; hasty; apt to affect the head; intoxicating. — Head'-— ine , n Rashne stubbornne obstinacy. Head'ache, n. Pain in the head. — Head'land, n. {Geog.) A cape; promontory. A ridge or strip of unplbwed land at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. — Headle , a. Having no head; beheaded; destitute of a chief or leader. — Headlong, adv. eve, term Tn, ice 8dd, tone. 6r 271 HEAL 253 With the head foremost; rashly; precipitately; hastily; without delay or respite. — a. Acting without — deliberation hasty rash steep precipitous. Head's hip, n. Authority or dignity; chief place. Heada'man, n. pi. -men. An executioner.— Head''- pring. a. Fountain; source; origin.— Head's tall, n. That part of a bridle or halter which encompa es the head. — Head's trong, a. Not easily restrained; directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; violent; untractable; stubborn; heady.— Head'way, n. Progre made by a ship in motion; progre ; succe . (Arch.) Clear space or height under an arch, over a stairway etc.— Head '-band, n. A fillet; band for the head; the band at each end of a book. —cheese, n. A dish made of portions of the head and feet of swine cut up fine and pre ed into the form of a cheese. —dre , n. An ornamental covering worn on the head. —gear, n. Covering or ornament of the head. — -light, n. (Enr/in.) A light, with a reflector, at the head of a locomotive.— -man, v.,-pi. -men. A chief; leader. — -piece, n. Head; armor for the head; helmet; understanding. —quarters, n. pi. The quarters or place of residence—of any chief officer; center of authority or order. sea, n. A sea that meets the head of a ship, or rolls against her course. —stock, n. (Mach.) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; — the part of a planer that supports the cutter. stone, n. The principal stone in a foundation;— corner-stone; stone at the head of a grave. tire, n. Attire for the head. —wind, n. A wind that blows in a direction opposite to the ship's course.