Nail-headed

Nail´-head`ed


a.1.Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
Nail-headed characters
arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded.
Nail-headed molding
(Arch.) an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; - called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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