figurehead

Examples

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• This is rather amusing: an old galleon figurehead.

  Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

• The figurehead was that of a wild horse.

  Fiction book (2002)

• There is a figurehead of a Phoenix carved in my bow.

  Blog text (23)

• Her gunwales were long and straight, and a proud figurehead rose high above the prow.

  Fiction book (1992)

• From her prow thrust the challenging figurehead of a yellow lion.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The innkeeper leaned forward, his bony face angled like a figurehead on a ship.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In repose, her lips touched by a smile, eyes half-lidded, she reminded him of the painted figurehead on his Uncle Arkady's boat, which had carried cargo along the Dvina when he was a child.

  Fiction book (2001)

• There, pitching and rolling as if in a gale, less than a hundred yards off and closing fast, came a glowing four-master, its sails in tatters, its figurehead etched by wind and waves until it resembled a skeleton more than the woman it had once been.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The ship's figurehead depicted a majestic eagle, symbolizing strength and freedom.

• The museum displayed a beautifully carved figurehead from an old sailing vessel, showcasing intricate details.

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