Hindhead

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The rear part of the head.

    "Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Haslemere parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8835).

Synonyms

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afterpartbackback doorback seatbehindbreech

Example

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"Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]"

Etymology

From hind + head.

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