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pinhead(dictionary)

pinhead (iou)



pinhead noun & adjective. L16.
[from PIN noun1 + HEAD noun.]
A. noun.
a. The head of a pin; (the type of) something of very small size or value; an object (usu. rounded in form) resembling a pin's head, as a small grain etc. L16.
J. Cleary The street lights are on, yellow pin-heads climbing the hill.
b. A woven pattern of small dots on cloth; cloth having such a pattern; ellipt. a garment made of such cloth. L19.
L. A. G. Strong Those chaps..so successfully turned his blue pinhead that several people..thought it was brand new.
A small minnow. M19.
The top of the pin or peg in the game of quoits. L19.
A person with a small head; esp. (fig.) a stupid person, a fool. L19.
Times The clubs..follow the line of that pinhead, Ken Bates.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of the nature of or resembling the head of a pin; very small and usu. round; spec. designating a fine grade of oatmeal. M19.
Made of cloth with a woven pattern of small dots. E20.
pinheaded adjective (a) (of a flower) pin-eyed; (b) (of a person) having a small head like that of a pin; esp. (fig.) stupid, foolish: M19.
pinheadedness noun E20.