Flathead

¹

[ flat-hed ]

noun

1. Also called Bit·ter·root Sa·lish [bit, -er-root , sey, -lish]. a member of an Indigenous people of northwest Montana.
2. a member of a confederated nation of Salish and Kootenay peoples, established in 1855 and located in northwest Montana.
3. a member of the Chinook people.

adjective

1. of or relating to any of the peoples historically known as Flathead or to their languages.

Flathead

²

[ flat-hed ]

noun

1. a river in SE British Columbia and NW Montana, flowing S to Flathead Lake and S and W to the Clark Fork River. 240 miles (385 km) long.

flathead

³

[ flat-hed ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) flat·head, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) flat·heads.

1. any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food.

flathead

/ ˈflætˌhɛd /

noun

1. any Pacific scorpaenoid food fish of the family Platycephalidae , which resemble gurnards

Word History and Origins

Origin of Flathead¹

First recorded in 1530–40; so called from their supposed practice of binding infants' heads to create a longer, flatter skull shape; the peoples currently known as Flatheads did not engage in this custom

Origin of Flathead²

First recorded in 1825–35; flat ¹ + head

Example Sentences

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From Popular-Science

The biggest parade in the Flathead was back after a pandemic hiatus, with a new sponsor promising a reinvigorated celebration and a charitable cause everyone could rally around, the local veterans food pantry.

From Washington Post

I dern near bust my head open jest thinkin' up ways to make the flathead see.

From Project Gutenberg

Again we were near the Flathead, and beyond it lay the blue and purple of the Kootenai Hills.

From Project Gutenberg

It turned the Flathead beside us to golden glory, and transformed the evergreen thickets into fairy glades of light and shadow.

From Project Gutenberg

The Flathead Indian is deformed in babyhood by being compressed between boards until the head changes its shape.

From Project Gutenberg

However, minke whales have a flathead in front of their two blow holes and are black to dark gray on the back.

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