Figurehead: alternatives and connections

the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transf…

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of th…

A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the…

A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.

A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and…

The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.

The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

A bust; a statue.

A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish.

Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.

The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.

A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.

To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.

The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet dra…

A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who…