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(′nāl′hed)
(design engineering) Flat protuberance at the end of a nail opposite the point.
1. An ornament, often highly decorated, resembling the head of a nail.
2. The enlarged top of a nail.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Flattened boss on the end opposite to the point; Something resembling the flat part of a stick of metal that is used as an ornamental device.
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