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baldpate

[ bawld-peyt ]

noun

  1. the American widgeon, Anas americana, having a gray head with a white crown.


baldpate

/ ˈbɔːldˌpeɪt /

noun

  1. a person with a bald head
  2. the American wigeon See wigeon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • baldpated adjective
  • baldpated·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baldpate1

First recorded in 1570–80; bald + pate
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Example Sentences

From that day the boys nicknamed him Baldpate, though they took very good care that he never heard them call him that.

With every groan Baldpate Inn uttered in the wind he started up, keen for a new adventure.

Three lone men, knowing nothing of one another, we have sought the solitude of Baldpate Inn at almost the same moment.

Another fable was being spun from whole cloth beneath the roof of Baldpate Inn.

I live on Baldpate in a shack to escape the sex, and it wouldn't be consistent for me to stay here now.

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