2. (Naut.) See Headrope.
Headlong
(Head"long`) adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]
1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. Acts i. 18.
2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
3. Hastily; without delay or respite.
Headlong
(Head"long), a.
1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock.
Byron. Head-lugged
(Head"-lugged`) a. Lugged or dragged by the head. [R.] "The head- lugged bear." Shak.
Headman
(Head"man`) n.; pl. Headmen [AS. heáfodman.] A head or leading man, especially of a
village community.
Headmold shot
(Head"mold` shot" Head"mould` shot") (- mold` shot`). (Med.) An old name for the condition
of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. Dunglison.
Headmost
(Head"most`) a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
Headnote
(Head"note`) n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case,
showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
Headpan
(Head"pan`) n. [AS. heáfodpanne.] The brainpan. [Obs.]
Headpiece
(Head"piece`) n.
1. Head.
In his headpiece he felt a sore pain.
Spenser. 2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
3. Understanding; mental faculty.
Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains.
Prideaux. 4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
Headquarters
(Head"quar`ters) n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The quarters or place of
residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the
place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.
The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence.
Collier. Headrace
(Head"race`) n. See Race, a water course.
Headroom
(Head"room`) n. (Arch.) See Headway, 2.
