English

Carved bench end with poppyhead

Alternative forms

• poppy head

Noun

poppyhead ‎(plural poppyheads)

1. The head of a poppy.
2. (architecture) 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.
   • 1860. Raphael Brandon, Joshua Arthur Brandon, "An analysis of Gothick architecture: illustrated by a series of: Volume 1", Page 98

     Poppy, or poppy head, the more correct term for designating these wooden " Crops," would appear to be derived from the frequent custom of working the terminations into figures of priests, warriors

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