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Webster 1913 Edition


Whitehead

White′headˊ

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Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
The blue-winged snow goose.
(b)
The surf scoter.

Definition 2024


Whitehead

Whitehead

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English

Proper noun

Whitehead

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Noun

Whitehead (plural Whiteheads)

  1. A form of self-propelling torpedo.

whitehead

whitehead

See also: Whitehead

English

Noun

whitehead (plural whiteheads)

  1. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.
    Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.
  2. A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla)
  3. The blue-winged snow goose.
  4. The surf scoter duck.