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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved; equivalent to arrow + head.
Noun
[edit]arrowhead (plural arrowheads)
- The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
- Synonym: arrowpoint
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
- The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
- Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
- Synonyms: duck potato, wapato
Translations
[edit]the pointed part of an arrow
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symbol
plant
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]arrowhead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sagittaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sagittaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons