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Webster 1913 Edition


Poppyhead

{

Pop′py

,

Pop′py-headˊ

, }
Noun.
[F.
poupée
doll, puppet. See
Puppet
.]
(Arch.)
A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.