Rosehead

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The head or blossom of a rose.

    "He's here, I've heard, day after day, following you round while you snip off roseheads."

  2. 2
    A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail.

    "In the Fort Southwest Point collection, hand-wrought iron nails headed in the "rosehead" pattern account for a total of 3,549 specimens (38% of hand-wrought nails)."

  3. 3
    A nail with that kind of head.

    "The gadroon strips have been reset, their roseheads countersunk."

  4. 4
    A circular or spherical nozzle or end to something that is perforated to allow the escape of liquid or gas.

    "To this I attach a rosehead like that of an ordinary deggin-can, and have it placed, pointing upwards, directly underneath and near to my patient's nostrils."

  5. 5
    A bur or gouge that has a spherical head and curled blades, resembling the curled petals of a rose.

    "The rosehead is a most effective gouge for removing carious bone, as well as a very convenient instrument for enlarging cloacae to allow of an exploration for sequestra."

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  1. 6
    A conical drillbit that has radiating blades.

    "The rosehead bit has a series of cutters, nine in all, that radiate from the centre point."

Etymology

From rose + head.

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