nailhead

[ neyl-hed ]

noun

1. the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
2. an ornament that suggests or resembles the enlarged top of a nail.

nailhead

/ ˈneɪlˌhɛd /

noun

1. a decorative device, as on tooled leather, resembling the round head of a nail

Other Words From

• nail-headed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nailhead¹

First recorded in 1675–85; nail + head

Example Sentences

This club room style chair has decorative nailhead trim and is offered in muted grey and green colors.

From Popular-Science

In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding.

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All the string-courses, it will be noticed, are enriched with the nailhead moulding.

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Just at the point of junction in the nailhead was a small convent garden, all scarlet, pink, white and dazzling emerald green.

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It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nailhead at fifty yards—one hundred and fifty feet.

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Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.

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