1) Adder 2) Front 3) Puppet 4) Strawman
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1) Beguiler 2) Bow decoration 3) Cheat 4) Cheater 5) Deceiver 6) Exclusively Anglo word 7) Exclusively Saxon word 8) Front 9) Front man 10) Nominal head 11) Part of some sailing vessels 12) Sailboat component 13) Slicker 14) Straw man 15) Strawman 16) Trickster 17) Word of purely Anglo origin 18) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins
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In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds de jure an important (often supremely powerful) title or office yet de facto executes little actual power, most commonly limited by convention rather than law. The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship. Other figureheads are the Emperor Akihito of Japan, or preside...
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[object] A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the prow of ships largely made between the 16th and 19th centuries. ==History== Although earlier ships had often had some form of bow ornamentation (e.g. the Viking ships of ca. A.D. 800–1100), the general practice was introduced with the galleons of the 16th century, as the fig...
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symbolic image at the head of a traditional sailing ship or early steamer.
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symbolic image at the head of a traditional sailing ship or early steamer.
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ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship
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ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship
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Ornamental figure at the bow.
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• (n.) A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief. • (n.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
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ornamental symbol or figure formerly placed on some prominent part of a ship, usually at the bow. A figurehead could be a religious symbol, a ...
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In business, organizations, politics, etc., a person who holds an important position or office but lacks real power or authority; a 'front man'. Derived from the carved painted figurehead models which traditionally were fixed to the front of sailing ships.
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Fig'ure·head` noun 1. (Nautical) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
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carved image on the prow of a shipÂ
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symbolic image at the head of a traditional sailing ship or early steamer.
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n] - figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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See under flagship. Flagship Popular name for the top wine... Full text
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[Treasure Island] a carved figure on the bow of a ship.
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noun figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads. · a carved full-length figure or bust built into the bow of a sailing ship.
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