dragon's head

noun

1. dragonhead.
2. Astronomy. (formerly) the ascending node of the moon or a planet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragon's head¹

First recorded in 1500–10

Example Sentences

They hit the dragon’s head, but it doesn’t react as it flies past the skyway.

From Literature

And then the fire stopped abruptly as the dragon’s head snaked up and over the Mirror, her mouth open wide to devour both Jack and May in one bite.

From Literature

Malevolent reared back, but she was too late: Jack and May struck in unison, each using two hands to smash their weapons down as hard as they could right on the dragon’s head.

From Literature

However she moved, though, Jack just kept climbing until he reached the back of the dragon’s head.

From Literature

Keeping in mind that we were on bikes, however, we picked just one, Dragon’s Head Cider, where the owners tend English and French cider apple trees on 30 acres of former strawberry fields.

From Seattle Times