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Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.

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  1. a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
  2. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded. -- Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth.
  3. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble thehead of a nail. Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiformcharacters. See under Arrowheaded.-- Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a seriesof low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; --called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as thesimplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth.
  4. a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.